Abuse Allegations Unproven; Koresh Was Investigated in Texas, California

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 25, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Ever since the Branch Davidian compound burned to the ground, leaving an estimated 17 children among the dead, the Clinton administration has been on a media offensive. Its message: What happened was a rescue mission gone tragically awry, a humanitarian attempt by federal agents to save young victims from physical and sexual abuse.

This leaves an obvious question: If life was so terrible for Branch Davidian children, why was nothing done earlier?

Allegations now treated as truth at the highest levels of the U.S. government were known to a number of federal, state and local authorities well ...

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