Read more Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29409/fundamentalist-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73432/polygamist-sect-member-guilty-of-sex-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch today convicted a member of sexual assault of a child. Raymond Jessop, 38, was found guilty of the charge that stemmed from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. He's the first group member to...http://www.newser.com/story/73432/polygamist-sect-member-guilty-of-sex-assault.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66086/jail-force-feeds-ailing-sect-leader-jeffs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarren Jeffs began eating of his own accord again today, after being force-fed all weekend by medical staff at the Arizona jail where the polygamist leader is being held, the Salt Lake City Tribune reports. A series of self-imposed fasts have left Jeffs, 53, in such poor health that “death...http://www.newser.com/story/66086/jail-force-feeds-ailing-sect-leader-jeffs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 13:42:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62602/ex-flds-member-wants-hard-time-for-polygamists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer FLDS member Flora Jessop is “hoping against hope” that the men charged with child abuse at the polygamist compound in Eldorado get harder time than those convicted in similar crimes elsewhere, she told the Houston Chronicle. “Thirteen days, 45 days, nine months,” says Jessop, rattling off sentences handed down...http://www.newser.com/story/62602/ex-flds-member-wants-hard-time-for-polygamists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 13:02:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42558/polygamy-boss-charged-with-new-sex-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolygamy sect leader Warren Jeffs and three other members of his group have been indicted on fresh felony charges, the Houston Chronicle reports. Jeffs is accused of aggravated sexual assault linked to actions at the Yearning for Zion Texas compound where authorities rounded up hundreds of children earlier this year....http://www.newser.com/story/42558/polygamy-boss-charged-with-new-sex-rap.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 4:22:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41509/ann-landers-would-advise-voting-no-on-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom the schoolyard to the church, Californians are debating Prop 8, which would bar homosexuals from marriage if it passes Tuesday. The Los Angeles Times opened its opinion page to five more takes on it today: Alexandra Cole, whose 8-year-old daughter polled her friends, says Prop 8's backers have done...http://www.newser.com/story/41509/ann-landers-would-advise-voting-no-on-8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 17:04:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35321/jeffs-bride-14-ordered-into-foster-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl allegedly married to polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs at age 12 back into state custody, reports the Salt Lake Tribune . The judge said the parents of the girl, who was first taken into custody when the sect's compound was raided in April,...http://www.newser.com/story/35321/jeffs-bride-14-ordered-into-foster-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 5:44:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35227/mom-fights-to-keep-child-she-let-wed-jeffs-at-12.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman who allegedly allowed her 12-year-old daughter to marry polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs is now battling to stop Texas officials from taking custody of the girl and her younger brother, AP reports. Several of the 10 children of Barbara Jessop, accused of child abuse, have been linked to...http://www.newser.com/story/35227/mom-fights-to-keep-child-she-let-wed-jeffs-at-12.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 8:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33584/5-more-jailed-in-sect-child-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive members of a Texas polygamous sect charged in a child abuse investigation are in custody after surrendering to authorities, the Dallas Morning News reports. Four of the men are charged with sexually abusing girls under the age of 17. The fifth, said to be the physician at the sect's...http://www.newser.com/story/33584/5-more-jailed-in-sect-child-abuse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 4:15:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33103/jeffs-sect-members-face-sex-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four members of the Texas ranch raided by authorities in April now face charges of sexually abusing girls under the age of 17, the Houston Chronicle reports. One of those indicted also is charged with bigamy, and a sixth person is accused of failure...http://www.newser.com/story/33103/jeffs-sect-members-face-sex-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 21:27:17 CDT