Polygamy is outlawed in the state constitution, but there are still likely hundreds of Arizonans who engage in plural marriages. Why it matters: Some religions — namely, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) — view plural…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — A sixth spiritual wife of an Arizona religious leader who sexually abused 10 underage girls in the name of God was sentenced to prison Wednesday afternoon. Leilani Barlow, who admitted to marrying her underage daughter off to…[Continue Reading...]
The mother of two underage girls married to religious leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman testified Wednesday in the trial of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in Bateman’s child sex abuse ring. Julia Johnson, a former member of the…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (CN) — Federal prosecutors Tuesday began presenting their case on the first day of the trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in a child sex abuse ring involving 10 girls as young as nine years…[Continue Reading...]
HILDALE, UTAH (AZFamily) — Mayor Donia Jessop is what you might call a Western pioneer. She’s the first woman to hold Hildale’s top office. During her seven years on the job, Jessop has overseen a truly remarkable transformation in her…[Continue Reading...]
A Utah woman is accused of kidnapping her then-4-year-old daughter in January 2023 and evading law enforcement for 18 months, with help from her adult sons, before she was finally caught. At the time when Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, allegedly…[Continue Reading...]
Every year, millions of visitors from Arizona and across the U.S. make Zion National Park in Utah part of their vacation. The number of tourists has ballooned over the years from about two million in the late 90s to now…[Continue Reading...]
A Utah woman was charged with kidnapping and conspiracy after she allegedly abducted her daughter and joined a cult in Missouri. Kimberly Dell Davidson-Drolet, 53, allegedly planned the kidnapping for 14 months, according to newly released Utah federal court filings.…[Continue Reading...]
We often get to hear news about self-proclaimed religious leaders who get involved in various types of illegal occupations. Today, we will talk about one such religious leader who had 79 wives. The man reportedly stayed in an American town.…[Continue Reading...]
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