3 accused of abuse at New Mexico compound await release
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August 16, 2018
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound were awaiting release Wednesday in New Mexico, where security was boosted at a courthouse amid threats against the judge who cleared the way for the defendants to leave jail.
The ruling by District Judge Sarah Backus sparked a political uproar and backlash on social media. Officials evacuated several administrative court offices Tuesday in Taos County as a precaution.
The offices reopened Wednesday while the threats were being investigated.
The decision to release three of the five extended family members bei...
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