Polygamist sect leader Jeffs, 5 others indicted...

ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - A Texas grand jury Tuesday indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs on a charge of felony sexual assault of a child. Five of his followers have been indicted as well. Attorney General Greg Abbott said four of Jeffs' followers are charged with one count of sexually assaulting girls under the age of 17. One of the four faces an additional charge of bigamy. Abbott said a fifth follower is charged with three counts of failure to report child abuse. The charges follow an ill-fated child custody case in which more than 400 children were placed in foster care. The Texas Supreme Court ruled child welfare authorities overstepped in taking all the children from their parents even though many were infants and toddlers. The criminal charges came during the panel's second meeting on the case and followed the... [read full story]