[Rick Lee]

So, do you think anything should be allowed, as long as it's covered by one's religion? Statuatory rape? Forced marriage? Forced exile? Welfare fraud? The kids' parents are powerless against Jeffs. He controls every aspect of their lives - he owns the land their houses are on, can have them fired from their jobs, can make his police harass them, etc. No one, including the state authorities have ever stood up to him or his dad.