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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Source: eastvalleytribune.com
Arizonans have no religious right to practice polygamy, at least not with minors, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
The judges rejected arguments by a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that he was legally entitled to have sex with a 16-year-old girl because she was his “celestial [...]
Terry Goddard writes: My Turn: Rule of law needs to be strengthened in polygamy crimes
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008CVBugle
Last week I took part in an unprecedented meeting of more than 50 local, state and federal law enforcement officials in Las Vegas to discuss polygamy-related crimes and new, cooperative steps to address them.
The day-long meeting received little media attention because the sensitive information being shared required closed doors. But it would be hard to [...]
Judge whittles away at charges against Jeffs
Monday, June 16th, 2008From: Salt Lake Tribune
As Texas officials sort evidence that could lead to new criminal charges against polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs, charges against him in another state are shrinking.
Just two of five cases originally brought against the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leader in Arizona are [...]
Arizona law remains fuzzy on polygamy
Monday, June 9th, 2008From: tucsoncitizen.com
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The Senate majority leader called for federal agents to go after religious groups that practice plural marriages.
…there are reasons why law enforcement agencies are unlikely to target them:
• They belong to a church, the Work of Jesus Christ, that publicly eschews child marriages, a practice that authorities alleged in moving against the Fundamentalist Church [...]
Jeffs lawyers seek suppression of Texas evidence
Saturday, June 7th, 2008From LocalNews8.com
Lawyers for polygamist leader Warren Jeffs want to keep any evidence collected from the raid on a Texas polygamist ranch this spring out of his Arizona trial.
Jeffs faces sexual misconduct charges for his role in performing underage marriages. The judge handling the Arizona case dismissed four incest as an accomplice charges earlier this week.
Jeff’s’ [...]
Incest charges against sect leader dismissed
Thursday, June 5th, 2008CNN.com chimes in on the case.
An Arizona judge dropped four of eight charges against Warren Jeffs, even as authorities in Texas looked into whether the polygamist sect leader had relationships with four girls at the west Texas ranch raided in April.
Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn dismissed the charges on Wednesday at the request [...]
Judge drops four incest charges against Warren Jeffs
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Via: Salt Lake Tribune
An Arizona judge has dropped four of eight charges against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs.
In his ruling filed late today, Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn dismissed four incest charges against Jeffs at the request of the defense.
The charges stemmed from the arranged [...]
Goddard to co-host polygamy town hall
Monday, May 12th, 2008Via the Kingman Daily Miner
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will be making a trip to St. George, Utah, today. He will be co-hosting a town hall on polygamy with Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff at 7 p.m. in the Dixie Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. The meeting is open to the public.
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Arizona teen alleges abuse in FLDS household
Saturday, April 12th, 2008From CNN.com
A 16-year-old girl in Arizona has alleged sexual abuse in a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints community, sources in Arizona told CNN Friday.
Warren Jeffs is the jailed leader of FLDS groups in Arizona, Utah, Texas and elsewhere.
Authorities are investigating calls made by a teenage girl alleging abuse in her home by [...]
Attorney asks to dismiss 2 of Jeffs’ charges
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Faced with an uncooperative witness, Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith has asked that two of 10 charges against Warren Steed Jeffs be dismissed.
Smith said he received a letter from the attorney of alleged victim Candi Shapley saying she would not take the stand against the 52-year-old polygamist sect leader.
Smith told the Associated Press Monday that [...]