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thenewgreen  ·  1129 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Child Brides Who Escaped the FLDS.

I dated a girl that escaped. I had no idea until one night she got very drunk and hid in our closet. I opened the closet door and she was shaking with fear. I had to say, "honey, it's me." and then she snapped out of it and hugged me. After that I noticed things I didn't before. certain scars on her body, etc.

She eventually let me know that her mom was married to her uncle. He married two sisters. I'm 100% sure he raped her too. She escaped though and eventually her mom did too. So fucked up.

I read Under the Banner of Heaven. I recommend it if you want to learn more about this fucked up shit.