Warren Jeffs
Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) is an American religious leader and criminal. He is a convicted sex offender. He is the ex-president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church). In 2011, he was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault.[5] He is serving a life sentence plus twenty years.[6]
| Warren Jeffs | |
|---|---|
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives | |
| Charges | Rape as an accomplice (two counts);[1][2] overturned by Utah Supreme Court. Two charges of sexual assault against a child.[3] |
| Description | |
| Born | Warren Steed Jeffs December 3, 1955 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Parents | Rulon Jeffs and Merilyn Steed |
| Spouse | As many as 78 including Naomi Jeffs (née Jessop) |
| Status | |
| Penalty | Sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years |
| Status | Convicted[4] |
| Added | May 6, 2006 |
| Number | 482 (alleged victims) |
| Currently A Top Ten Fugitive | |
Sexual abuse crimes
changeIn 2006, Jeffs was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List because he had arranged illegal marriages between his adult supporters and underage girls in Utah. In 2007, Arizona charged him with eight other counts in two separate cases, including incest and sexual conduct with minors.[7]
In September 2007, Jeffs was convicted of two counts of rape as an accomplice.[8] However this was overturned in 2010.[9]
Jeffs was extradited to Texas,[10] where he was found guilty for raping a 15-year-old he had married and for raping a 12-year-old he had married, for which he was sentenced to life in prison plus twenty years and fined $10,000.[3]
Personal life
changeHe was born in Sacramento, California. His father was Rulon Jeffs. Jeffs had as many as 78 wives.
References
change- ↑ "US polygamy sect leader sentenced". BBC News. November 20, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Polygamist Charged With Felony Accomplice Rape of a Minor". FindLaw.com. April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Whitehurst, Lindsay (August 10, 2011). "Warren Jeffs gets life in prison for sex with underage girls". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Texas: Polygamist Leader Convicted". The New York Times. August 4, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ Wagner, Dennis (February 24, 2011). "Jailed sect leader retakes legal control of church". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ↑ The FLDS Church was founded in the early-20th century when the founders deemed the renunciation of polygamy by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to be apostate; there is no affiliation between the FLDS Church and the LDS Church: "Polygamy". Newsroom. LDS Church. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Sect leader indicted on sexual conduct with minor, incest charges". CNN. July 12, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ↑ Hylton, Hilary (September 25, 2007). "Jeffs' Conviction: A Winning Ploy". Time. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Polygamist Warren Jeffs' Convictions Overturned". CBS News. July 27, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ↑ Ward, Mike (December 1, 2010). "Polygamist sect leader Jeffs arrives in Texas". Statesman.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
Other websites
change- Stack, Peggy Fletcher (August 23, 2011). "Comparing Mormon founder, FLDS leader on polygamy". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014.
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