[Nevadan]

Although Jeffs forced the 14 year old to marry her 19 year old cousin (who had a history of tormenting her), Jeffs is not "guilty" because he allegedly didn't say the magic words ordering the girl to have sex with her husband. Sounds very Clintonesque to me. What a creep! Let's see. Her choices were to go to Hell or marry her cousin.

[XR7]

And to think, this all started with a guy who dreamed up a fiction novel in Palmyra, New York just a little over 100 years ago.
People are so gullible.

[MinstrelBoy]

What were her parents doing during all of this?

[hexpoppy]

They practice polygamy and force underage girls into marriages to older relatives. So, why are we prosecuting this guy? Isn't he just practicing a "religion of peace"?

[esoxmagnum]

not agreeing or disagreeing, not casting my stones against Mormons here, but I will say, that you will see sensationalized, and overabundant stories against Mormons and polygamists in the next two years.

As long as Romney has a perceived chance in Hell, the articles against Mormons will come fast and furious. Justified? Maybe, not my call to make. Just an observation.

[Atlantic Bridge]

The woman said she continued to resist the marriage but was told by family and friends that she was defying God's will... ...She said her husband had sex with her repeatedly even though she did not know what intercourse was or that it could lead to her becoming pregnant.

Sometimes you Americans are quite strange people. Isn't it a nice try to tell us old Europeans something about moral values (deep, deep sacrcasm)? Although it is indeed true that European societies have their very own problems, this party here is also not that different to a nice muslim wedding.

But his attorneys said the charges are flawed because no evidence exists Jeffs ever ordered the young woman and her cousin to have sex, as authorities have alleged.

This is exactly the same crap polygamist muslims say when they refer about their (illegal) "Imam-weddings" in Europe or Turkey.

Greetings from good old Europe

A.B.