What is disturbing is they don’t see it as abuse at all. They are constantly told to do what the “priesthood” says and to never ever question the “Prophet” or what he tells them.
As I said on an earlier thread, most of the women see it as a ‘blessing’ that their child was chosen to be the wife of a prophet, a sure sign that they are going to Heaven.
I have heard one woman say “if Heavenly Father didn’t want us to get married so early, then he wouldn’t have let us have babies at that age”.
These women are products of constant brainwashing. That said, they should still be held legally responsible for their actions.
Has Hollywood ever made a movie about this situation? If not, I'm wondering who looks enough like warren jeffs to portray him...
Jeffs' Compound Appears Unaffected By His Trial
By Perry Groten
Published: August 5, 2011, 5:55 PM
CUSTER, SD - The sentencing phase for religious cult leader Warren Jeffs got underway Friday in a Texas courtroom. A jury on Thursday found Jeffs guilty of sexually assaulting two girls, ages 12 and 15, whom he took as brides in so-called "spiritual marriages."
Warren Jeffs' legal troubles haven't loosened his ties to South Dakota.
Jeffs is the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which, for the past six years, has run a compound in a remote area in Custer County, near Pringle. It's a spiritual settlement that keeps growing, even with Jeffs facing prison time.
The compound, with religious ties to Warren Jeffs, is leaving an ever-growing footprint in the foothills of Custer County. The church members who live here keep adding new buildings to their secluded site. The latest addition, according to Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler, is a dairy barn and other out-buildings. Members have also been required to build a private access road as part of the permitting process.
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