Elissa Wall...
Last year, the Utah Supreme Court reversed Warren Jeffs' 2007 conviction of rape as an accomplice for his role in the marriage of Elissa Wall, then 14 years old, to her 19-year-old cousin Allen Steed.
Elissa Wall...
Last year, the Utah Supreme Court reversed Warren Jeffs' 2007 conviction of rape as an accomplice for his role in the marriage of Elissa Wall, then 14 years old, to her 19-year-old cousin Allen Steed.
On July 26, 2011, Laurie Allen, the producer of the documentary film “Banking on Heaven” spoke live with In Session. In Session is covering the Warren Jeffs trial during their programming which airs each weekday from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Jeffs faces two sexual abuse charges stemming from the revelation he had married two child brides. The film “Banking on Heaven” interviews several escapees from the polygamist group including Warren Jeffs sister, Elaine Jeffs. Laurie Allen also spoke with Dr. Drew Pinsky on his program that aired on Monday, July 25, 2011.
Laurie Allen spoke about how she escaped from the Lebaron polygamous sect when she lived in Central America. She was sixteen-years-old at the time. Allen described her escape as follows, “Well, I actually jumped out the second-story window on to a flat bed truckload of pigs. One of my uncles had kidnapped me, and we were living in Central America. He was kind of like Jeffs . He was an outlaw, and you know, running from the law. And so, it was quite an ordeal escaping From Central America when I was 16 and not knowing where I had a single relative on the outside.
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