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Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

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In a ruling on Friday, Cochise County Superior Court Judge Timothy Dickerson said the state’s clergy-penitent privilege excused two bishops and several other officials with the church, widely known as the Mormon church, from the state’s child sex abuse mandatory…[Continue Reading...]

Next steps in cases involving Lori Vallow Daybell, Chad Daybell

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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (KUTV) — A former prosecutor is shedding light on the next phase of the murder case involving Lori Vallow Daybell. The convicted murderer is currently housed at the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center, a spokesperson told KUTV 2News…[Continue Reading...]

Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho will be sent to Arizona to face murder conspiracy charges

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison in the the murders of her two youngest children and another woman could soon be taken to Arizona to face similar charges. Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted…[Continue Reading...]

Sedona, Arizona residents call New Age tourists “moon puppies” and “foo-foo woo woos.”

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This influx of what conservative locals called “moon puppies” and “foo-foo woo woos,” led to Sedona’s first tourism crisis. Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, a great-granddaughter of Sedona Schnebly, recalled the day in the late 1960s when her grandfather came home for…[Continue Reading...]

Briell Decker survived a polygamous upbringing. Now she tries to rescue other women from the same fate.

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COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — Growing up, Briell Decker had 13 siblings, two mothers and a father who had more than 70 wives. Now, she's living life on her own. Decker  was raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of…[Continue Reading...]

How a ‘radicalization pipeline’ flourishes in Sedona

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SEDONA — Natural light filtered through New Age tapestries covering skylights at the Ultimate Light Mission community center on the outskirts of Sedona, softening the afternoon sun as the woody fragrance of burning palo santo hung in the air. Inside…[Continue Reading...]

The Arizona Strip’s ‘but also’ towns: They’re beautiful, but also trying to overcome their own dark histories

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COLORADO CITY, Ariz — Surrounded by beautiful mountains and sweeping valleys, the "twin cities" of the Arizona Strip — Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah  — are dealing with the same issues as any other city: Affordable housing, water, and…[Continue Reading...]

‘It’s amazing that I even survived’: The 65th former wife of Warren Jeffs’ story of overcoming a lifetime of abuse in the FLDS church

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COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — Growing up, Briell Decker had 13 siblings, two mothers and a father who had more than 70 wives. Now, she's living life on her own. Decker  was raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of…[Continue Reading...]

Woman who grew up in Islamic ‘cult’ in Arizona lifts lid on harrowing abuse she endured in sick sect – revealing how leaders ‘broke’ young women with physical punishments to prove their bodies ‘didn’t belong to them’ 

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A woman who was raised in an extremist religious 'cult' has lifted a lid on the harrowing 'abuse' that she endured as a child. Tamara MC, 50, revealed that she was taught she 'wasn't worthy of cleanliness,' and forced to…[Continue Reading...]

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