Warren Jeffs
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GwenFormer FLDS Members Describe Warren Jeffs’s Control Over Short Creek Community
When polygamy was outlawed by the Mormon Church in 1890, splinter groups formed, including the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, whose members could practice “plural marriage” discreetly and...
Court-appointed CPA sues family of Elissa Wall in FLDS trust case
A court-appointed certified public accountant has sued the family of Elissa Wall, arguing that they, not the trust of a polygamous church, are responsible for her forced marriage...
Former Warren Jeffs Bodyguard Wins Default Judgment Against Lyle Jeffs and Wayman
A former bodyguard and spokesman for imprisoned FLDS leader Warren Jeffs has won a multimillion-dollar judgment in a lawsuit against church leaders. The ruling, issued Monday in 5th...
Lawsuit against FLDS Church, Jeffs and Hildale, Utah, shop settled
A federal lawsuit against the Fundamentalist LDS Church, its leader Warren Jeffs, and a Hildale cabinetmaking shop has been settled. The case, involving Shem Fischer’s discrimination claim against...
FLDS Schools Teach Children the Moon Landing Never Happened
The Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist sect that split from the Mormon Church in 1929, has long been marked by its distinct teachings and practices....
FLDS Church Faces Legal Battles Over Abuse Allegations and Leadership Controversies
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly referred to as the FLDS, has a complex history rooted in religious belief and legal controversy. Emerging from...
