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Polygamous leader to keep grip on church from jail

Polygamous leader to keep grip on church from jail

A polygamous sect leader whose followers believe he is a prophet who speaks directly with God is likely to continue to lead his church from jail.

Polygamist leader Jeffs appears in Texas court

A Texas judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Warren Jeffs after the polygamist sect leader remained silent on bigamy and sex assault charges.

Authorities defend handling of Texas polygamist sect

It was no secret that a polygamist sect that built a compound in the west Texas desert believed in marrying off underage girls to older men. The sheriff had an informant for four…

More than 400 children taken from US polygamist ranch

Authorities have now removed 401 children from a remote ranch in west Texas belonging to a breakaway Mormon sect linked to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, Texas…

180 taken from polygamist sect compound in Texas

Authorities removed more than 180 women and children from the Texas compound of a polygamist sect on Saturday evening after receiving reports of ”sexual and physical abuse”. The…

Fifty-two girls removed from polygamous compound in US

United States authorities removed 52 girls from a polygamous sect’s compound in western Texas on Friday, and questioned the remaining members of the breakaway Mormon church,…

Sect leader found guilty of aiding rape of 14-year-old

The leader of a breakaway polygamous sect of Mormons was on Tuesday convicted of abetting in the rape of a 14-year-old girl who was forcibly married off to a cousin. Warren Jeffs…