Much riding on Jeffs polygamy case
ST. GEORGE, Utah
"As polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs goes on trial this week on charges of being an accomplice to rape, more is at stake than a guilty or innocent verdict.
"The prophet's day in court could be a seminal event in law-enforcement efforts to deal with the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in the sect's battle for religious freedom.
"The trial comes after years of criminal investigation and civil lawsuits. Jeffs became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives and was captured and jailed last year, which set off months of legal maneuvering."
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Technorati Tags: Warren Jeffs, polygamy, FLDS, plural marriage, Joshuah's House
"As polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs goes on trial this week on charges of being an accomplice to rape, more is at stake than a guilty or innocent verdict.
"The prophet's day in court could be a seminal event in law-enforcement efforts to deal with the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in the sect's battle for religious freedom.
"The trial comes after years of criminal investigation and civil lawsuits. Jeffs became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives and was captured and jailed last year, which set off months of legal maneuvering."
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Technorati Tags: Warren Jeffs, polygamy, FLDS, plural marriage, Joshuah's House
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