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Facts continue to erode overhyped statistic on YFZ teen moms

Have those watching the civil litigation over the Great Eldorado Polygamist Roundup (see The Common Room for blow by blow coverage) noticed that, of the 26 "disputed minors" that made up the bulk of alleged teen moms, every time one goes to court, CPS admits they're really an adult?I'd already concluded the statistic was "phony," a slanted calculation resulting from a concerted DFPS PR campaign, and slowly but surely that early assessment is bearing out.We're up to five now who were misclassified adults, while none of the "disputed" women so far has turned out to actually be underage.If this pattern continues and all the disputed minors turn out to be telling the truth when they claimed to be adults, that would leave the number of alleged teen moms on the YFZ Ranch at between 2 and 5 out of 27 girls, a lower percentage than you'd find among the general public in Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).