Is Warren Jeffs a criminal, religious practitioner, etc.?
Woman Tells of Forced Marriage at Polygamist Hearing
By JENNIFER DOBNER and PAUL FOY, AP
ST. GEORGE, Utah (Nov. 21) - A woman who says she was forced to marry her cousin when she was 14 told a judge Tuesday that she sometimes used sex to get favors from her husband, such as money and the freedom to see friends.
Jeffs, 50, is charged with two counts of rape as an accomplice for his suspected role in arranging the marriage between her and her 19-year-old first cousin. The woman was testifying at a hearing for the judge to decide whether there is probable cause to send Jeffs to trial.
In court documents, prosecutors say the bride, identified as Jane Doe No. 4, objected to the marriage and later begged to be released. The Associated Press does not identify victims of sexual assault.
Should crimes against children carry an automatic life sentence upon a conviction of a trial by jury in a court of law?
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2006-11-21
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