The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) is a Fundamentalist Mormon denomination that practices Polygamy. The more wives and children a man has, the closer he is to heaven. A woman is groomed to serve their husband and have babies. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has denounced the FLDS and has no affiliation to them. Warren Jeffs assumed the position of "Prophet" of the FLDS in September 2002 after his father, Rulon died. As Prophet and President of the church, he would set people up to be married. In most cases, underaged girls would be forced to marry someone much older and possibly related to them. Warren Jeffs himself had as many as 78 wives. In 2006, he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List after fleeing from charges of arranging marriage between adult followers and underaged girls. He was also charged in Texas with sexual assault of a minor and aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to Life in prison plus 20 years. When the FBI and local police search the FLDS ranch in Texas, they were aided by former members of the church. Hard evidence was found in a basement vault that contained marriage certificates and voice recordings of him sexually assaulting minors, one of them being 12 years old. Allegedly, he took 482 victims.
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) is a Fundamentalist Mormon denomination that practices Polygamy. The more wives and children a man has, the closer he is to heaven. A woman is groomed to serve their husband and have babies. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has denounced the FLDS and has no affiliation to them. Warren Jeffs assumed the position of "Prophet" of the FLDS in September 2002 after his father, Rulon died. As Prophet and President of the church, he would set people up to be married. In most cases, underaged girls would be forced to marry someone much older and possibly related to them. Warren Jeffs himself had as many as 78 wives. In 2006, he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List after fleeing from charges of arranging marriage between adult followers and underaged girls. He was also charged in Texas with sexual assault of a minor and aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to Life in prison plus 20 years. When the FBI and local police search the FLDS ranch in Texas, they were aided by former members of the church. Hard evidence was found in a basement vault that contained marriage certificates and voice recordings of him sexually assaulting minors, one of them being 12 years old. Allegedly, he took 482 victims.