Home›Sources›Child Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)SourcesChild Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)The Seattle Times, 24 April 1993Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Child Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/seattletimes-1993-koresh-abuse-not-confirmed.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Child Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/seattletimes-1993-koresh-abuse-not-confirmedCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-child-abuse-by-koresh-not-confirmed-texa, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Child Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/seattletimes-1993-koresh-abuse-not-confirmed}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Seattle Times archive of a 24 April 1993 wire service report in which Texas child welfare officials stated that a 1992 investigation of complaints about the treatment of children at David Koresh's Branch Davidian settlement had not been able to confirm the abuse allegations, and that none of the twenty one children released during the 1993 siege had confirmed them either.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedThe Seattle TimesPublication YearWell-attested1993URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19930424/1697598/child-abuse-by-koresh-not-confirmed-texas-officials-saySource TypeWell-attestednewsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A regional daily newspaper's archived wire service report, naming the state officials quoted and the agency they represent, describing a closed investigation rather than an ongoing dispute.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithTexas, States & Territories Well-attested This source names Texas directly: "1993 wire service report in which Texas child welfare officials stated that a 1992 investigation of complaints about the treatment of children at David Koresh's Branch Davidian settlement had not..."Source Child Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested10ArticlesControversies and ResponsesSourcesChild Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)Holds1SourcesChild Abuse By Koresh Not Confirmed, Texas Officials Say (The Seattle Times)General References1ArticlesControversies and ResponsesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year