http://www.newsvine.com/warren-jeffsNewsvine - warren-jeffsen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:08:39 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 10:57:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210697-utah-judge-oks-board-for-polygamous-sects-landshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17210697-utah-judge-oks-board-for-polygamous-sects-landstakeoverus-newswarren-jeffssectpolygamous-sectWed, 6 Mar 2013 17:07:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Assistant Utah Attorney's General Joni Jones, left, and David Wolf, right, arrive to court Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Patrick Pipkin, center, and Merril Stubbs, right, talk with Jeffrey Shields, left, attorney representing Bruce Wisan, the court-appointed trust manager, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Bruce Wisan, right, the court-appointed trust manager, smiles as Assistant Utah Attorney's General Joni Jones, center, and David Wolf, left, leave court Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Willie Jessop, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, talks with reporters following a hearing Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Willie Jessop, left, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Bruce Wisan, the court-appointed trust manager walk down a hallway following a hearing Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Willie Jessop, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, walks down the hallway following a hearing Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Merril Stubbs, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, walks from the courtroom following a hearing Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p><p>Patrick Pipkin, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, walks down the hallway after court Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Salt Lake City. A 3rd District Judge has given initial approval for the eventual creation of a board of trustees to take over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border. Judge Denise Lindberg approved the plan during a hearing Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Her approval is not a final decision, but rather permission to explore this option. Any action is pending the Utah legislature paying $5.7 million it owes in professional fees to a trust created in 2005 to handle the properties. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14520303-bigamy-charges-against-polygamist-leader-droppedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14520303-bigamy-charges-against-polygamist-leader-droppedusus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderThu, 18 Oct 2012 02:43:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11004082-apnewsbreak-45m-spent-on-texas-flds-prosecutionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/03/11004082-apnewsbreak-45m-spent-on-texas-flds-prosecutionuscostspolygamistranchassociated-pressus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-ranchTue, 3 Apr 2012 18:43:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10904141-jury-finds-ex-polygamist-leader-guilty-of-bigamyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10904141-jury-finds-ex-polygamist-leader-guilty-of-bigamyustrialleaderpolygamistwest-texasus-newswarren-jeffsWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:27:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/20/10201835-polygamist-sect-advertising-leaders-revelationshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/20/10201835-polygamist-sect-advertising-leaders-revelationsusleaderadspolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsFri, 20 Jan 2012 22:59:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161134-imprisoned-jeffs-imposes-change-on-polygamous-secthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161134-imprisoned-jeffs-imposes-change-on-polygamous-sectuscrackdownleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsSun, 15 Jan 2012 16:01:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10078118-prison-halts-polygamist-leaders-calls-for-90-dayshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10078118-prison-halts-polygamist-leaders-calls-for-90-daysusphoneleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsMon, 9 Jan 2012 21:08:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9810592-convicted-polygamist-leaders-phone-use-suspendedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9810592-convicted-polygamist-leaders-phone-use-suspendedusphoneleaderpolygamistus-newschristmas-daywarren-jeffsThu, 29 Dec 2011 23:29:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/01/8585818-ex-polygamist-bishop-given-10-year-prison-termhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/01/8585818-ex-polygamist-bishop-given-10-year-prison-termustrialpolygamistwest-texasus-newswarren-jeffsjessopwarren-jeffs-ledTue, 1 Nov 2011 23:26:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8289701-authorities-help-woman-leave-utah-polygamous-secthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/12/8289701-authorities-help-woman-leave-utah-polygamous-sectuswomanpolygamousus-newswarren-jeffssectfleeswarren-jeffs'Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:02:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug.31,2006 file photo Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamist sect, appears in a courtroom in Las Vegas. Utah authorities have helped a women leave a polygamous community along the Utah-Arizona border run by jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs. The 25-year-old woman sought assistance from police on Monday after leaving a home in Colorado City, Ariz, Abbott said. The woman sought help at the Hildale, Utah residence of Willie Jessop, a former church spokesman who no longer follows Jeffs. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/20/7867823-jeffs-to-receive-treatment-at-east-texas-prisonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/20/7867823-jeffs-to-receive-treatment-at-east-texas-prisonusleaderpolygamistus-newseast-texaswarren-jeffsWed, 21 Sep 2011 03:35:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7651493-imprisoned-sect-leader-jeffs-seeks-new-texas-trialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/07/7651493-imprisoned-sect-leader-jeffs-seeks-new-texas-trialusleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsWed, 7 Sep 2011 17:17:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Aug. 9, 2011 file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in Huntsville, Texas. A document filed Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 states that jailed polygamous sect leader Jeffs is seeking a new trial after being convicted and sentenced to life in prison on child sexual assault charges in Texas. Jeffs has filed a handwritten motion seeking a new Texas trial on child sexual assault charges, claiming his religious freedoms were violated by the courts. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7528407-jeffs-moved-to-prison-hospital-condition-improvedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7528407-jeffs-moved-to-prison-hospital-condition-improvedusleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsTue, 30 Aug 2011 20:47:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer in San Angelo, Texas. The polygamist leader has been hospitalized after not eating or drinking enough. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 9, 2011 file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in Huntsville, Texas. Jeffs has been hospitalized after not eating or drinking enough since his recent conviction on child sexual assault charges, a prison official said Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. The 55-year-old was convicted earlier this month on charges that he sexually assaulted underage followers he took as spiritual brides. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513379-warren-jeffs-sedated-responsive-should-recoverhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513379-warren-jeffs-sedated-responsive-should-recoverusleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderMon, 29 Aug 2011 19:01:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer in San Angelo, Texas. The polygamist leader has been hospitalized after not eating or drinking enough. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 9, 2011 file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in Huntsville, Texas. Jeffs has been hospitalized after not eating or drinking enough since his recent conviction on child sexual assault charges, a prison official said Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. The 55-year-old was convicted earlier this month on charges that he sexually assaulted underage followers he took as spiritual brides. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7511884-convicted-polygamist-leader-hospitalized-in-texashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7511884-convicted-polygamist-leader-hospitalized-in-texasusus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderMon, 29 Aug 2011 16:10:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer in San Angelo, Texas. The polygamist leader has been hospitalized after not eating or drinking enough. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/11/7349440-ap-interview-texas-ranger-says-raid-vindicatedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/11/7349440-ap-interview-texas-ranger-says-raid-vindicatedusraidleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leadertexas-rangerthe-raidThu, 11 Aug 2011 21:38:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This March 2, 2005 file photo, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound is shown under construction near Eldorado, Texas. Warren Jeffs begins serving a life sentence this week, after he was brought down by evidence ultimately uncovered in a raid and finally revealed in court. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)</p><p>This Aug. 9, 2011 photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in Huntsville, Texas. On Tuesday Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison for one count of sexual assault of a child and one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7327952-jeffs-grip-on-polygamous-church-likely-to-remainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7327952-jeffs-grip-on-polygamous-church-likely-to-remainuschurchfutureleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsWed, 10 Aug 2011 07:02:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Defense attorneys, from left, Deric Walpole, Emily Detoto and Jed Silverman field questions from the media after a jury sentenced their client Warren Jeffs to life plus 20 years in prison, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. "We respect the jury's verdict," Walpole said. "Any case is a challenge." (AP Photo/ San Angelo Standard-Times, Patrick Dove)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, Warren Jeffs sits in the Third District Court in Salt Lake City. Jeffs’ Texas sexual assault conviction is considered a victory for prosecutors and former church members who revile him. But it may not mean much for the future of his church and the blindly faithful who follow him. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints still revere him as a prophet, God's voice on earth, even though he was convicted for having sex with sect girls as young as 12. (AP Photo/Trent Nelson, Pool, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer, left, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs’ Texas sexual assault conviction is considered a victory for prosecutors and former church members who revile him. But it may not mean much for the future of his church and the blindly faithful who follow him. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints still revere him as a prophet, God's voice on earth, even though he was convicted for having sex with sect girls as young as 12. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7322066-polygamist-leader-gets-life-in-prison-for-assaulthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7322066-polygamist-leader-gets-life-in-prison-for-assaultusleaderus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderTue, 9 Aug 2011 20:44:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 photo, polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas. The same jury that convicted Jeffs on child sex charges is set to begin deliberations Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in the trial's sentencing phase. Jeffs faces life in prison. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, law enforcement officials escort Warren Jeffs in ankle and wrist shackles out of the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas. The same jury that convicted Jeffs on child sex charges is set to begin deliberations Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in the trial's sentencing phase. Jeffs faces life in prison. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>Convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is escorted into the Tom Green County Courthouse, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. The jury in Jeffs' sexual assault trial is set to hear closing arguments in the penalty phase of the trial and could issue up to 119 years in prison. (AP Photo/San Angelo Standard-Times, Patrick Dove)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7316253-polygamist-leader-gets-life-in-prison-for-assaultshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7316253-polygamist-leader-gets-life-in-prison-for-assaultsusleaderus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderTue, 9 Aug 2011 11:20:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 photo, polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas. The same jury that convicted Jeffs on child sex charges is set to begin deliberations Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in the trial's sentencing phase. Jeffs faces life in prison. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011 file photo, law enforcement officials escort Warren Jeffs in ankle and wrist shackles out of the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas. The same jury that convicted Jeffs on child sex charges is set to begin deliberations Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in the trial's sentencing phase. Jeffs faces life in prison. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/03/7243784-jeffs-regains-leadership-of-flds-church-in-utahhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/03/7243784-jeffs-regains-leadership-of-flds-church-in-utahusleaderpolygamistus-newspresidencywarren-jeffsThu, 4 Aug 2011 01:02:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7226379-polygamist-leader-faces-possible-life-prison-termhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/02/7226379-polygamist-leader-faces-possible-life-prison-termussports-illustratedleaderpolygamistwest-texasus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderTue, 2 Aug 2011 07:28:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A West Texas jury has heard audio recordings and diary accounts of Jeffs teaching his 14-year-old "spiritual wife" how to please him sexually. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse escorted by a law enforcement officer Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a lawn enforcement officer Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints carry defense materials out of the Tom Green County Courthouse that Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs is using to defend himself in a sexual assault trial Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement officers, left, and right, escort lead prosecutor Eric Nichols, center, out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Prosecutors rested their case against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, after they played an audiotape of what they said was Jeffs assaulting a 12-year-old he had taken as a "spiritual wife." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs sits in the back of a sheriffs vehicle as he is escorted away from the Tom Green County Courthouse Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs gave a delayed opening statement about religious persecution Wednesday and dramatically slowed down his trial, where he is defending himself on charges of sexually abusing underage girls. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>A law enforcement officer, left, escorts polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, right, into the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. The defense rested Thursday in the sexual assault trial against Jeffs in which he served as his own defense. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, second from left, arrives at Tom Green County Courthouse for the sexual assault trial against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints arrive at Tom Green County Courthouse rolling in boxes of materials for the defense in the sexual assault trial of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement officials, left, and right, help polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs out of a vehicle as he arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, 55, is accused of sexually assaulting two girls he took as brides during so-called "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>A law enforcement officer, left, escorts Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, and his defense advisor Deric Walpole out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>A law enforcement officer, left, escorts Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, and his defense advisor Deric Walpole out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement personnel place Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs into an awaiting vehicle as he departs the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls "spiritual marriages." (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott responds to a reporters question after making a statement regarding the two guilty findings against Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs outside of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>In this courtroom sketch Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, left, J.D. Roundy, center, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and his attorney, right, are shown during court procedings in the sexual assault trial against Jeffs at Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)</p><p>In this courtroom sketch, Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, stands in silence as 51st District Judge Barbara Walther, right, and a court employee, left, are shown during the defenses closing arguments at Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)</p><p>Warren Jeffs, right, is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse by a law enforcement officer, left, Friday Aug. 5, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, a polygamist sect leader convicted of child sexual assault walked out of his sentencing hearing in protest Friday, after reading a statement he claimed was from God. The statement promised a "whirlwind of judgment" on the world if God's "humble servant" wasn't set free.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement officials, left, and right, escort Warren Jeffs, center, out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Friday Aug. 5, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs, a polygamist sect leader convicted of child sexual assault walked out of his sentencing hearing in protest Friday, after reading a statement he claimed was from God. The statement promised a "whirlwind of judgment" on the world if God's "humble servant" wasn't set free.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7167682-polygamist-leader-god-demands-judges-removalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7167682-polygamist-leader-god-demands-judges-removalusapleaderpolygamistwest-texasus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderwarren-jeffs'Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:09:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is scheduled to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, right, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection continues. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. . (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, right, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jury selection is beginning its second day in the trial of Jeffs, a polygamist leader accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>A law enforcement official stands by as Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, left, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs' much-anticipated Texas trial begins in earnest Thursday, with prosecutors claiming he sexually assaulted girls he manipulated into "spiritual marriage," and defense attorneys countering that their client's religious freedoms were trampled. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs' trial began shortly after he fired his high-powered defense team and a judge allowed the ecclesiastical head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to defend himself. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement officials escort polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, right, out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A prosecutor told jurors Thursday he would present an audio recording of a polygamist sect leader raping a 12-year-old and other evidence showing the 55-year-old impregnated a 15-year-old girl during the man's sexual assault trial. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Barbara Walther, 51st District Judge is escorted out of the Tom Green County Courthouse following the first day of the Warren Jeffs sexual assault trial Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A Texas prosecutor told jurors Thursday he would present an audio recording of Warren Jeffs raping a 12-year-old girl and DNA evidence showing he also impregnated a 15-year-old, providing the first hint of the state's case against the polygamist sect leader. Opening statements came Thursday shortly after the 55-year-old Jeffs fired his high-powered defense team and asked District Judge Walther to be allowed to represent himself, while also imploring for more time to prepare his defense. She agreed he was competent enough to be his own attorney but refused to delay the proceedings. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)</p><p>In this courtroom sketch, Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, at bottom, and lead prosecutor Eric Nichols, are shown during court proceedings at the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs' trial began shortly after he fired his high-powered defense team and a judge allowed the ecclesiastical head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to defend himself. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)</p><p>District Judge Barbara Walther arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse escorted by a law enforcement official Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Walther is presiding over the trial of Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, which begins in ernest Thursday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, arrives at the the Tom Green County Courthouse for the second day of his sexual assault trial Friday, July 29, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child at a compound south of the oil and gas town of San Angelo. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>Law enforcement officials escort polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, center, into the Tom Green County Courthouse for the second day of his sexual assault trial Friday, July 29, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child at a compound south of the oil and gas town of San Angelo. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/25/7157756-defense-polygamist-leaders-rights-were-violatedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/25/7157756-defense-polygamist-leaders-rights-were-violatedustrialleaderpolygamistwest-texasus-newswarren-jeffspolygamist-leaderwarren-jeffs'Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:25:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is scheduled to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is scheduled to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Prosecutor Eric Nichols, center, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin for the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs . Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Prospective jurors arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin Monday for the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs . Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Prospective jurors arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin for the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs . Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Judge Barbara Walthers, left, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin for the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs . Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Prospective jurors arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin for the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs . Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, center, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is scheduled to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Documents related to the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is scheduled to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p><p>Documents related to the trial of Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs arrive at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Monday, July 25, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas, where jury selection is set to begin. Jeffs faces two counts of sexual assault of a child. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/23/7149615-texas-game-warden-got-peek-inside-polygamist-ranchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/23/7149615-texas-game-warden-got-peek-inside-polygamist-ranchustexaspolygamistus-newswarren-jeffscompoundSat, 23 Jul 2011 18:04:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This March 2, 2005, file photo, shows an aerial view of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound under construction near Eldorado, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers in 2008. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 2, 2008, file photo, Nancy Dockstader, left, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, embraces her daughter Amy, 9, after they were reunited at the Baptist Children's Home Ministries Youth Camp near Lulling, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children seized from mothers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)</p><p>FILE - This Dec.1, 2010 file photo provided by the Reagan County (Texas) Sheriff's Department, shows Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers and Jeffs, and 11 other sect members, are facing charges including sexual assault and bigamy. (AP Photo/Regan County Sheriff's Departent, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 7, 2008, file photo, adult members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather as children play with bottles of bubble water on the grounds of their temporary housing at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 6, 2008, file photo, shows members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they are assisted by law enforcement officials to board a San Angelo Independent School District bus which is being used to relocate them from Eldorado, Texas, to San Angelo, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers in 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 2, 2005, file photo, shows an aerial view of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound under construction near Eldorado, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers in 2008. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 2, 2008, file photo, Nancy Dockstader, left, a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, embraces her daughter Amy, 9, after they were reunited at the Baptist Children's Home Ministries Youth Camp near Lulling, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children seized from mothers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)</p><p>FILE - This Dec.1, 2010 file photo provided by the Reagan County (Texas) Sheriff's Department, shows Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers and Jeffs, and 11 other sect members, are facing charges including sexual assault and bigamy. (AP Photo/Regan County Sheriff's Departent, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 7, 2008, file photo, adult members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gather as children play with bottles of bubble water on the grounds of their temporary housing at Fort Concho National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas. Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints &#8212; a radical offshoot of mainstream Mormonism that believes polygamy is the key to heaven &#8212; were subject of a SWAT team raid where 439 children were seized from mothers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7037439-polygamist-sect-leader-jeffs-fires-another-lawyerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7037439-polygamist-sect-leader-jeffs-fires-another-lawyerusleaderpolygamistus-newswarren-jeffsThu, 7 Jul 2011 23:52:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post