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At age 18, Carolyn Jessop was the fourth wife of a man more than three times her age and had eight children in 12 years. After 17 years in the abusive, bigamist marriage, she fled Colorado City with her children, ages two to 15. Horizon Host Ted Simons introduces the interview conducted by Merry Lucero. Jessop talks about her flight from the fundamentalist Mormon community and her book, "Escape."
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[blondepurple]

Hello people. Well I have read this book now and im so dam horrified that this can happen in a free country the great superpower of the world usa and look how hey let the women and children of their country be treated. I am gobsmacked. Polygamy is horrific and illegal and yet there are thousands of people living blatantly flaunting the law. People are not god the people who have power over all these helpless people will have to pay for what they have done one day.good on you carolyn jessop.

[cass12279]

What a strong woman to be able to not be so brainwhashed as to stay!

[LittleM43]

Her book was amazing and eye opening. I'm so grateful that she wrote it and to let us know her story.

[GoddessMoney]

I hope more of the women in this cult wake up like Carolyn did, and find a way to get out.

[kaegansmama]

I agree that the FLDS do a lot of things wrong, BUT, I am a home schooling mom and I would be very distressed if they made a law saying I HAD to put my children in a public school. Why do people believe that if your child isn't in a school setting that they are not getting an education? My three year old is reading and starting to write. We have our children involved in many activities out side our home with children in their peer group. (4-H, sports groups, church groups).

[Elizabeththegreatest]

My god , that is just sick!

[LindaDooWop]

Those old men are sick perverts. I'd rather be accused of murder!

[adape0884frank]

OMG this woman was so brave to do what she did. She probably must of felt very feared for many years.

[DadsBlueAngel]

Some opponents of homeschooling have used the removal of the children from public school to set up a large homeschool to bash all homeschooling. Texas law allows those with Bachelor's degrees to teach so there was a chance for better schooling. This was a draw into the FLDS community and a chance for food security which is resented because it is/was lacking elsewhere. 85% of our food comes from abroad.

[DadsBlueAngel]

Warren Jeffs was mad, but I don't think the FLDS were inclined to follow suit--some, whistleblowers, exposed what happened in the community, all fine and good. IN Utah the situation is far more relaxed. But Texas' means to their mad ends was as unconstitutional and harmful as abuse of power against the powerless in any other situation. That this was a use of military police against a religious group flaunts both the Constitution and the values it represents.