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4 incest charges against Warren Jeffs dropped
2008-06-05 14:05:00 Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn dismissed the charges at the request of the defense, finding that a state incest law does not apply to the arranged marriages of two teenage girls and their older male relatives.
Texas takes DNA from sect leader Warren Jeffs
2008-05-30 19:45:00 A search warrant for the DNA samples alleges that Jeffs had so-called ?spiritual? marriages with four girls, ages 12 to 15.
Children from sect can not discuss leader Warren Jeffs
2008-05-21 09:44:00 State Child Protective Services officials say that forbidding discussion about the convicted sex offender and jailed leader of a polygamous sect is a way to protect the more than 450 children from the sect who have been scattered around the state in foster care since the state removed them from a ranch near the West Texas town of Eldorado last month.
Judge considers dropping incest charges against Warren Jeffs
2008-05-17 15:56:00 Jeffs' lawyers argued during a court hearing in Kingman that prosecutors can either file sex with a minor charges or incest charges, but not both, and they want the incest charges dismissed.
Warren Jeffs requests dismissal of incest charges
2008-05-10 19:30:00 Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith did not dispute that his victims were both under 18 but wrote in his response that Jeffs "used his position of power and trust to place both victims into so-called 'marriages' with men who were over 18 years of age and are related to the victims as first cousins of the half-blood." He said that while a plain reading of the statute makes the 18 and older argument, applying it that way leads to absurd results.
Utah judge rejects new trial for Warren Jeffs
2008-04-25 18:18:00 A Utah judge on Thursday rejected claims by polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs' attorneys that his rape-by-accomplice convictions should be thrown out because of a decision to remove a juror that the defense had actually supported at the time.
Judge refuses to delay FLDS leader Warren Jeffs hearing on new trial
2008-04-24 12:41:00 The motion seeking a new trial was filed last December, two months after the conviction. It claims trial errors and other improprieties occurred.
Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 4
2008-04-24 04:00:00 Warren Jeffs even turns into blacks as unworthy and filthy individuals. He had breed a religion that promotes belief that seems to be non-existent in the modern world. This video shows a short clip of what he said...Here is a video of Carolyn Jessop - Escaping from the FLDSNow we continue with the story behind this religious sect sourced from GMA News...It came in late March, when a 16-year-old girl reportedly called a local domestic abuse hot line to report that a 49-year-old man had married her, impregnated her at 15, and beaten and choked her repeatedly, according to court documents.In one of several phone calls to the hot line, the girl said her husband had broken her ribs. But church members had warned her to not to flee — otherwise she would be found and locked in a room, according to an affidavit signed by an investigator for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.On April 3, hundreds of agents — a SWAT team, FBI agents, Texas Rangers, San Angelo police,...
Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 3
2008-04-23 04:00:00 Although the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is not the only religion which has plural marriages because other religions like Islam also practices this but the thing is they have really gone overboard on this. Marriages with fathers and daughter was really outrageous and horrfying. How could someone even think about that.This church and the founder of this church should really be penalized. They are even giving damage to the original teachings of the Mormon Church.Now we continue with the story behind this religious sect sourced from GMA News...As the months passed without incident, the townspeople's' fear of the group morphed first into a generalized disgust of the sect's polygamous practices, then a morbid curiosity with the now-finished, gleaming white temple (which had 4-foot-thick outer walls of poured concrete), and its priesthood rites, marriage ceremonies and secretive ordinations.When Jeffs, the self-styled prophet, predicted Armageddon in 2...
Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 2
2008-04-22 04:00:00 Religion is said to be fundamental in man's existence. It is said that it gives him a sense of purpose. But what if that religion and sense of purpose is distorted by someone. In the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which is one of the largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations and one of America's largest practitioners of plural marriages this had been the case.The FLDS Church teaches the doctrine of plural marriage, which states that a man having multiple wives is ordained by God and is a requirement for a man to receive the highest form of salvation. It is generally believed in the church that a man should have a minimum of three wives to fulfill this requirement. Connected with this doctrine is the concept that wives are required to be subordinate to their husbands.The church currently practices the law of placing, whereby a young woman of marriageable age is assigned a husband by revelation from God to the leader of the church, who is regarded as...
Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1
2008-04-21 03:58:00 I decided to divide this posting in order to properly expose and show the story of this religious cult who preached polygamy and many acts which are fundamentalism at its higher level. It is a religion so fundamentalist that you will never believe that someone like this could exist.Below is an audio-video of Warren Jeffs teachings of celestial laws of polygamy offered to young female students. This is #7 of the same audio tape in sequence, from a Home Economics class from 1997, of Warren Jeffs voice.The Mormon fundamentalist polygamist sect was founded by Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955, in San Francisco, California) known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church) from 2002 to 2007. Jeffs' position in this organization was reportedly that of absolute ruler.Here is another video of him explaining polygamy...Now here is a background story sourced from GMA News...ELDORADO, Texas - The guy didn't look much like a hunter. He was beanpole...
The Inside Story of Warren Jeffs' Polygamist Cult "Banking on Heaven"
2008-04-20 03:49:00 The latest story and shock found out in Texas about a ranch who is the home to a polygamous cult was really shocking and terrfying. How can a religion believe about things which are totally unethical and immoral. It is scary enough way back in the 90's when David Koresh's Davidian's claimed lives by committing mass suicide. Now here is another religion who uses faith to breed hatred, racism and fundamentalism."The Inside Story of Warren Jeffs' Polygamist Cult BANKING ON HEAVEN is the inside story of the largest polygamous enclave in the United States, written, produced, and narrated by Laurie Allen, who escaped a similar polygamous sect at age sixteen. Thanks for observateurs for uploading the video above.Here is the full details of what this film is about...While the media sensationalize this story, BANKING ON HEAVEN takes you INSIDE, takes you where no one has gone before, revealing what happens behind closed doors at the YFZ Ranch (Texas) in Colorado City (Arizona) and Hi...
Texas Standoff: Police Attempt Raid On Polygamist Compound
2008-04-06 05:19:00 It looks like Police are finally going to bring the lawless Fundamentalist Mormons under control. For years these people led by imprisoned child rapist Warren Jeffs have lived outside the law in their compound in Texas. Stories of child rape, child weddings, and children giving birth to children, have been trickling out of the this ...
By: The Hot Joints
Officials question kids at Warren Jeffs retreat
2008-04-04 17:23:00 Child Protective Services is "investigating whether any children are in danger," said spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner. She said no decisions had been made on whether to remove any children.
Attorney asks to dismiss two of 10 charges against Warren Jeffs
2008-03-19 06:40:00 An uncooperative witness may cause a reduction in charges against polygamist cult leader Warren Jeffs.
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs pleads not guilty
2008-02-27 19:59:00 Jeffs is charged in Arizona as an accomplice with four counts of incest and four counts of sexual contact with a minor in an indictment issued last year. He also was arraigned on two additional counts of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of conspiracy to conduct sexual conduct with a minor from a case filed in 2005.
Polygamous leader Warren Jeffs sent to Arizona to face charges
2008-02-26 20:52:00 Polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs -- moved early this morning from Utah to Arizona -- will appear before a Mohave County judge Wednesday morning on charges related to marriages involving teenage girls.
No answer from Warren Jeffs on whereabouts of man?s mother
2008-02-22 14:57:00 Johnny Jessop sued because he claims Jeffs "reassigned" his mother and siblings to another man nine years ago. Hoole said Jessop was kicked out of the organization when he was 13 ? one of hundreds of "Lost Boys" who have been ousted and left to fend for themselves with no contact with their families.
Fasting lands Warren Jeffs in prison infirmary
2008-02-22 13:57:00 Polygamist Warren S. Jeffs has been admitted to a prison infirmary because of a self-imposed fast, but an attorney argues that should not prevent his under-oath interview with the sect leader.
Polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs is Arizona-bound
2008-02-12 08:22:00 Polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs should be in Arizona late this month or in early March to face charges in the marriages of two teenage girls and older men, an Arizona prosecutor said Monday.
Attorney for Warren Jeffs seek new trial for sect leader
2008-01-24 13:42:00 Newly released court documents show that prosecutors asked a 5th District judge to declare a mistrial after a juror was dismissed during polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs' trial.
Warren Jeffs attorneys defer to court on sealed papers
2008-01-06 13:54:00 In spite of the judge's earlier decision, Wright said Jeffs "asserts no privacy interest in the confidential matters" discussed in the memorandum and "defers to this court's discretion" as to whether it should be disclosed in its entirety or in part to the public.
Warren Jeffs trial witness getting help in custody case
2007-12-31 11:15:00 An organization that helps people leaving polygamy is raising money to help pay the legal bills of a witness in the trial of Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs.
Motion filed to unseal records in Warren Jeffs case
2007-12-27 17:18:00 Documents filed under seal by attorneys for polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, who in September was convicted of rape and is now in prison, should be released to the public, according to papers filed in 5th District Court on Wednesday.
Judge to hear claims that Warren Jeffs needs a new trial
2007-12-22 07:57:00 While reasons for seeking a new trial are not clear, such a step extends the time for Jeffs' team to appeal his convictions.
Future of Warren Jeffs, followers iffy
2007-12-06 11:15:00 While he has resigned from a key FLDS position, it is unclear if Warren Jeffs has renounced his role as prophet of the FLDS faith.
Warren Jeffs quits key FLDS role
2007-12-06 11:01:00 Polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs issued a statement Wednesday saying he has resigned as president of the legal entity that oversees the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Former teen bride?s lawsuit against Warren Jeffs and United Effort Plan Tru
2007-12-05 10:58:00 In an amended complaint filed Monday in 3rd District Court, Elissa Wall alleges that Jeffs, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, trustees and participants in its United Effort Plan Trust all knew about illegal marriages in the sect but did nothing to stop them.
FLDS sect may splinter now that Warren Jeffs is in prison
2007-12-03 04:44:00 The Fundamentalist LDS Church could be in for a leadership shake-up ? or it may splinter now that polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is in prison, the attorney generals of Arizona and Utah say.
Warren Jeffs attorney wants Arizona trial moved
2007-11-27 12:58:00 ''We just need a community with enough distance away from the previous trial so that we can get jurors that are neutral, and, secondly, jurors who would not be criticized in the community if they rendered a fair verdict," Mike Piccarreta said Monday.
Polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs Sentenced To 10 Years
2007-11-21 21:02:00 The polygamous leader of a fundamentalist Mormon sect (FLDS) was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years to life in prison for forcing a 14-year-old girl to ?spiritually? marry her 19-year-old cousin and commanding the naïve bride to submit to sexual relations against her will. The sect?s teachings state that a man must have at least three wives ...
By: The Hot Joints
The banshee screams for loon meat: Warren Jeffs heads to the bighouse
2007-11-21 03:13:00 The gig is up for Warren Jeffs. ST. GEORGE, Utah (Reuters) - U.S. polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed “prophet” of a sect of breakaway Mormons, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years to life in prison for having forced a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.The leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, received five years to life for each of two felony convictions on charges he was an accomplice to rape. The sentences will be served consecutively and a state board of pardons will ultimately determine how much time he spends in prison. (Story.) The FLDS features all kinds of oddness, including “blood atonement” (”the extrajudicial killings of certain sinners”), “child brides, rabid racism, multiple wives, and a secretive, religious dictator” (that’d be our boy Warren, by the way). Verily, Jeffs is a barking loon. In fact, in his better moments he might well be a crazier ...
Warren Jeffs sentenced to 2 terms of five years to life in prison
2007-11-20 23:10:00 The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole will ultimately determine how long Jeffs spends in prison. He will automatically be given a parole hearing in 2010, but that does not mean he will be immediately released.
Warren Jeffs must pay extra security cost for trial
2007-11-20 19:15:00 The St. George Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff's Office want Warren Jeffs, the convicted prophet of North America's largest polygamous group, to pay the extra security costs for his trial.
Warren Jeffs to be sentenced Today
2007-11-20 08:44:00 A nearly 10-year campaign to stop underage marriages in one of Utah's largest polygamous sects will record a victory today as Warren S. Jeffs is sentenced to prison.
Warren Jeffs: Prosecutors say judge should rebuff bid to overturn verdicts
2007-11-20 08:37:00 Jeffs' attorneys had argued earlier that the judge should throw out Jeffs' conviction, sayng the case against him was speculative and "purely circumstantial."
Mixed reaction to Warren Jeffs tapes
2007-11-17 13:26:00 Tapes of Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs' jailhouse conversations are slowly circulating throughout the polygamous border towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. However, they are not generating quite the reaction that ex-FLDS members and others pursuing the polygamist sect leader had expected.
Court Documents Detail Warren Jeffs? Jailhouse Talk of Not Being Polygamous
2007-10-31 04:55:00 Polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs renounced his role as prophet in January, telling family and select followers the Lord considered him a "wicked man" for immoral acts as a young man, according to a court document released Tuesday.
Warren Jeffs attorney objects to pre-sentence interviews
2007-10-25 09:13:00 In a letter filed Wednesday in 5th District Court in St. George, Utah, attorney Wally Bugden said statements Warren Jeffs might make could be used against him in pending criminal prosecutions in Arizona.
Warren Jeffs attorneys threatened with contempt
2007-10-11 14:14:00 A Utah judge has threatened attorneys with contempt of court for making unwanted calls to jurors in the trial of polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs.
Civil Claim From Warren Jeffs Would Help Girls Escape Polygamy
2007-10-02 10:10:00 While testifying against Jeffs was extremely brave, Wall had already taken the most courageous step of her life by leaving the sect. For her and Barlow, leaving the group meant leaving behind family members and everything they had known before.
Warren Jeffs? sentences: Concurrent, consecutive?
2007-10-01 11:22:00 While authorities hope conviction will topple the leader, historians say group will remain strong
Some experts say Warren Jeffs?s image won?t drop among faithful
2007-09-28 10:39:00 The conviction of Warren Jeffs means prison for the polygamous-sect leader. But what's next for members of his fundamentalist sect? Will a new generation of committed believers cling to him as a martyr whose sacrifices preserve their place in heaven?
Warren Jeffs Still Dominant Force Even After Conviction
2007-09-27 14:34:00 Though Warren Jeffs is facing up to life in prison, the fundamentalist Mormon leader will continue to control the lives of thousands of his followers, people familiar with the polygamist sect say.
Ex-husband charged with rape in Warren Jeffs polygamy case
2007-09-26 22:20:00 Prosecutors filed a rape charge today against the former husband who was at the center of the trial of a polygamous-sect leader convicted of being an accomplice to the rape.
Reactions vary on Warren Jeffs verdict
2007-09-26 17:15:00 The courthouse in St. George was buzzing when the Warren Jeffs verdict was read Tuesday. However, on the other side of Washington County, members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hildale and Colorado City appeared to keep to their daily routine.
About time, ex-Bountiful member says about Warren Jeffs conviction
2007-09-26 16:19:00 Ex-members of the polygamist community of Bountiful renewed calls Tuesday for B.C. to prosecute polygamists in Canada after a U.S. jury found prophet Warren Jeffs guilty of two counts of being an accomplice to the rape of a 14-year-old by assigning her to marry her cousin.
Jurors: Girl?s age was crucial to decision in Warren Jeffs trial
2007-09-26 16:11:00 "She was 14. She didn't have to say anything for rape to occur. Warren Jeffs was her only ticket to getting out or not getting married," said juror Gerald Munk, 36, a maintenance worker for St. George.
Now that he?s convicted, what?s next for Warren Jeffs?
2007-09-25 23:26:00 Next stop for polygamist leader Warren S. Jeffs: another courtroom. In Utah, he faces a federal count of flight to avoid prosecution. In Mohave County, Ariz., he is charged with eight counts related to two teen brides.
Warren Jeffs guilty on both counts
2007-09-25 23:19:00 Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, blinked when the verdicts were read, but showed no emotion. None of his followers in the courtroom reacted. |
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