Officials try to ID parents of 6

Girls range in age from 10 to 17; guardians asked to come forward

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette -

Published: 09/23/2008

Staff photo by Tanner Spendley FBI agents execute search warrants at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound Saturday evening in Fouke, Ark. The warrants were in reference to allegations of child pornography.

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Arkansas Department of Human Services officials are trying to identify and locate the parents of six girls taken into state custody after Saturday’s search at Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in Fouke, Ark.

“Today we are still struggling to identify or match the children to their parents,” said DHS spokesman Julie Munsell. “This is a unique situation. We usually know who the parents are.”

The six girls taken from the compound range in age from 10 to 17.

As recently as Sunday, Alamo has been interviewed by television news outlets, including the Texarkana G...

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September, 2008