FLDS: Correct statements about alleged dangerous sect members

By Brooke Adams
The Salt Lake Tribune

A Salt Lake City attorney has asked three Utah officials to "immediately correct" misstatements made in profiles of FLDS members provided to Texas authorities.

The profiles, given to Texas law enforcement prior to court hearings related to the removal of some 450 children from the polygamous sect's YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, were based on "unsubstantiated or from unreliable sources," said Rod Parker, an FLDS spokesman, in a letter distributed Tuesday.

"As public servants, sworn to serve and protect the citizens, the spreading of slanderous statements such as these jeopardizes the trust of county officials, state officials, law enforcement and government officials of neighboring states, and private citizens," the letter states.