Polygamist sect leader found guilty
" ST. GEORGE, Utah (CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Steed Jeffs was found guilty Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for using his religious authority to push a 14-year-old girl into a marriage she did not want.
FLDS leader Warren Jeffs and his defense team are stoic as the guilty verdict is read.
Jeffs stood with his hands folded and didn't appear to react as the verdict was read.
The counts carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. His sentencing date was not immediately set.
"This trial has not been about religion or a vendetta," said prosecutor Brock Belnap. "It is simply about child abuse."
He called the young woman, Elissa Wall, a hero for coming forward with her story."
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FLDS leader Warren Jeffs and his defense team are stoic as the guilty verdict is read.
Jeffs stood with his hands folded and didn't appear to react as the verdict was read.
The counts carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. His sentencing date was not immediately set.
"This trial has not been about religion or a vendetta," said prosecutor Brock Belnap. "It is simply about child abuse."
He called the young woman, Elissa Wall, a hero for coming forward with her story."
Full Story Told on CNN
Technorati Tags: Warren Jeffs, FLDS, LDS, polygamy, plural marriage, guilty, convicted, jury verdict
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