Texas Child Protective Services wishes to “protect†Teresa Jeffs from being sexually abused – which “protection†has a curious resemblance to charging her with practicing polygamy while white.
The courts have appointed Natalie Malonis to supposedly represent her and two other polygamist “childrenâ€, which lawyer has been conducting trial by media against her supposed client:
“I believe that [Teresa Jeffs] was avoiding service because of coercion and improper influence from Willie Jessop.â€
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“There is no question I am absolutely looking out for her, … What’s happening is really a shame because people who purport to care about her are really doing her a disservice.â€
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“I’m trying to help her. It’s really not in any child’s interest to waive their attorney-client privilege. I’m not going to fight with her in the media.â€
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“And one of the big problems in this case is that the victims really don`t consider themselves victims so they`re not — it`s difficult to help them.â€
This kind of public @#$% would be improper even if Malonis was a prosecutor instead of supposedly a defender. If a lawyer’s client starts fighting her in the media, she is not allowed to fight back in the media.