A polygamist from Grand Prairie was sent back to jail last Thursday due to alleged parole violations.
Daniel Deen Abbas, 34, and his three wives were charged with the sexual abuse and aggravated kidnapping of a woman in 2021.
The incident occurred in Arlington, where police were called to a nail salon in the 1800 block of North Collins Street on June 12, 2021, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. At the scene, an unidentified female victim told officers that she had been unlawfully restrained, assaulted, and threatened with a sledgehammer.
Police said, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, that the alleged perpetrators — Abbas, 30-year-old Penuel Sage Abbas, 31-year-old Sevie Marie Bernard, and 21-year-old Brenda A. Rivera — were trying to force her to be a new wife in their polygamous marriage.
The four suspects were formally charged in 2021 after the Arlington PD’s investigation yielded evidence that supported the victim’s allegations. Their trial is still forthcoming.
In the meantime, Abbas was granted parole. His recent arrest, however, was the result of him allegedly violating the conditions of his bond. As reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, this included supposedly testing positive for methamphetamines and amphetamine, as well as contacting the victim on two separate instances in December and January.
Abbas was booked in Tarrant County Jail on February 16 and, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, his bond was set at $25,000 by the county judge on February 21.
A Gallup poll conducted last year on the subject found that nearly 1 in 4 Americans were fine with polygamy. As The Dallas Express reported, the results reflected a recent shift in prevalent views on love and marriage, manifesting in greater tolerance for premarital sex, having a child out of wedlock, same-sex marriage, divorce, and multiple-partner relationships.
It is safe to say that the poll’s respondents did not have polygamy through coercion in mind.
In 2020, Texas had the highest number of forcible rape cases (13,509) reported in the country, according to Statista.
Sex-related crimes continue to plague the city of Dallas, where local authorities have recently had to deal with child pornography, sex trafficking, and prostitution on top of rising rates of rape and sexual assault. According to the City of Dallas’ Crime Analytics Dashboard, there were 56 rapes reported so far this year — a year-over-year increase from 34.
