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Jun

Another rather interesting tale, via: KGTV

Amber Dawn Lee, a former polygamy cult member involved with a group where women were forced to model and sew lingerie, is now sharing her past.

After joining several different groups, Lee said her foster parents settled in Ogden, Utah. They joined the Zion Society, a group led by Arvin Shreeve.

Tucked in a small community in Ogden, Utah, a handful of homes housed Shreeve’s followers. The homes were surrounded by immaculate gardens that were tended by Lee and other women.

According to Lee, females from four years of age up to 65 years old were part of the group. Each woman would be assigned to groups called “sister councils.”

“They would have sister councils where Arvin — who was the self-proclaimed prophet — would assign the women to the families that God told him that they belonged to,” said Lee.

Shreeve, a retired landscaper, would ask his followers to sew lingerie and model their finished products.

Lee said, “We sewed lingerie that they would sell. They had a company that they would sell to local strippers and etc. I didn’t feel that it was wrong and I didn’t feel any pain. The only thing that I felt was I hoped that I could stand out somehow to Arvin and that he’ll notice that I’m here too,” said Lee.

The self-proclaimed prophet controlled everything from the women’s diets to their finances.

“We had to weigh ourselves in to make sure that we stayed a certain weight. We weren’t allowed to go over our weight [or] we would get in extreme trouble,” said Lee.

“A 15-year-old girl would be instructed to teach the nine-year-old girl how to sexually satisfy a man or a woman,” Lee said. “All of the women would have sex with each other as well because they said that one man couldn’t satisfy 30 wives and that they were suppose to help satisfy each other.”

In light of the recent raids on a polygamist compound in Texas, Lee says she has deep sympathy for the children.
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A former member’s statement to police eventually led to the arrest of Arvin Shreeve. Shreeve, two men and several women were arrested and convicted on child molestation charges. Shreeve is serving time on two counts of sodomy on a child — a first-degree felony punishable by five years to life — and two counts of sexual abuse of a child — a second-degree felony punishable by one to 15 years.

Amber Dawn Lee has written a screenplay about her ordeal. She hopes it will shed a light on those still involved in polygamy

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