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• Rozita Swinton, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is accused of making hoax phone calls that led to the raid on the the FDLS' Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas, in the spring of 2008. Swinton allegedly called authorities claiming to be "Sarah," a pregnant teenager trapped in an abusive marriage to an older man. In April 2009, the investigation was ongoing and Swinton was residing in a Missouri psychiatric hospital.Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)

  Swinton is scheduled for a May 19, 2009, jury trial for a separate case. Swinton, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, will stand trial for calling authorities in February 2008 and posing as a 13-year-old chained in a basement and abused.Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: ca.1975Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  2. Resident of Colorado Springs, ColoradoDeseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  3. Reportedly suffers from multiple personality disorderDeseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  4. Convicted in 2007 for filing a false reportDeseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  5. Was ordered to undergo mental health counseling and take prescription medicationDeseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  6. Allegedly made hoax phone calls to authorities as "Sarah Barlow" in the spring of 2008Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  7. Allegedly called 911 and said she (Sarah) was a teenager living in the FDLS' Yearning for Zion Ranch in TexasWashingtonPost.com: Texas 911 Call Linked to 33-year-old in Colorado (April 24, 2008)
  8. Also posed as a 13-year-old girl chained in her basement, in a separate 911 call in February 2008Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  9. Trial for the February 2008 hoax begins on May 19, 2009Deseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)
  10. Swinton pleaded not guilty by reason of mental impairmentDeseret News: Trial set in Colorado for suspected FLDS 'Sarah (March 6, 2009)

• YFZ Raid

  Swinton called 911 and claimed she was a pregnant 16-year-old girl, married to an older and abusive man at the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas. The phone calls led to the April 2008 raid on the ranch. Over 400 children were taken from their families during an investigation by law enforcement and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

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  Polygamist Sect Raid | Yearning for Zion | Warren Jeffs | Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | Terry Lee Thomas

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