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- Size: 1,900-acre
- Location: 4 miles North West of El Dorado, Texas
- Was purchased in 2004 by sect members and their leader Warren JeffsABC: Polygamy Trail Leads to Colorado (April 17, 2008)
- 167 children removed from the compoundABC4: Polygamy Compound Raided (April 5, 2008)
- The raid was the result of calls complaining of physical abuse at the ranchCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- Calls are believed to have been a hoaxCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- About 12 men at the ranch are facing charges due to the evidence found during the raidCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- A report was released in December 2008 by the Texas Child Protective ServicesCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- 164 families were studiedCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- Found one out of every four girls at the ranch were in an underage marriageCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
- Also found that 12 girls were victims of sexual abuse and neglect because they were married when they were under15 years oldCBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
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Yearning for Zion Ranch, or YFZ Ranch, is a ranch in El Dorado, Texas, owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.ABC: Polygamy Trail Leads to Colorado (April 17, 2008) In April 2008, officials from Texas Child Protective Services raided the compound and removed all children living there after a complaint of physical abuse at the ranch.ABC4: Polygamy Compound Raided (April 5, 2008) The children were returned in June after the Texas Supreme Court said the agency did not have the right to remove all children due to evidence of abuse of a few of them. A report by the agency released in December 2008 found that 12 of the girls were victims of sexual abuse and neglect because they were married when they were under 15 years old.CBS: ...Abuse Widespread At Eldorado Ranch (December 23, 2008)
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