Reply #24: The original phone call got them through the gate, that's all.

[kestrel91316]

Once they were in there and saw with their own eyes at least 18 minor children obviously pregnant, that constituted prima facie evidence of child rape, from what I've gleaned from news reports (not bloggers' opinions). Then they went back for a SECOND search warrant, found more evidence of abuse, and went back for a third warrant, which uncovered even more abuse. That's how it works.

The children were taken into custody because of obvious evidence of a pervasive, systematic culture centered around child sexual abuse and physical abuse.

The investigation is proceeding. It's not a TV show. It won't all get resolved in a one-hour episode, like some people seem to expect. Child abuse and child custody processes are going on, in spite of the monumental task this presents. A very basic preliminary hearing about the evidence of abuse has been held, en masse due to a time constraint. Now the children each get their own case, their own individual hearings, etc.

This has all been in the newspapers. Salt Lake Tribune has had the best, most comprehensive coverage of one source that I have seen.
http://www.sltrib.com//ci_8989852?IADID=Search-www.sltrib.com-www.sltrib.com
The two journalists who wrote that article have been covering the story day by day. You can do a search for the stories at the top by entering "flds".