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Associated Press Eldorado, Texas – A polygamist compound with hundreds of children was rife with sexual abuse, with girls spiritually married to much older men as soon as they reached puberty and boys groomed to perpetuate the cycle, child welfare officials allege in court documents. The documents released Tuesday also gave details about the hushed…