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Mass wedding for Nigeria orphans sparks outcry
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMass weddings are fairly common in northern Nigeria (file photo) [AFP] The planned mass wedding of about 100 orphans has sparked widespread outrage...
Self-proclaimed FLDS leader accused of taking child brides is attempting to splinter Warren Jeffs'...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWarren Jeffs continues to lead the FLDS — widely considered a cult — from prison.Photo by Douglas C....
Sam Bateman, polygamous cult leader accused of kidnapping his child brides from state care, appears...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFemale members of the FLDS, which is largely considered a cult.Photo by: Visions of America/Joe...
Polygamous 'prophet' leader had child brides, documents say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt came as federal authorities charged three of the self-declared prophet's wives with kidnapping...
Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to...
Indian state strikes down controversial colonial-era law that allowed Muslim child marriage
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Indian state of Assam has repealed a colonial-era law that allowed child marriage among Muslims,...
Utah nonprofit helps those who leave polygamy
KTVX via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe local nonprofit, called Holding Out Help, works to help those who have left polygamy. Tonia Tewell is the executive director of the nonprofit, and...
Members of polygamous group arraigned in court on child sex abuse charges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMembers of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls whom the group’s...
What you need to know about FLDS leader Samuel Bateman's arrest in Arizona
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSamuel Bateman, leader of a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,...
Polygamists, raids, state intervention: Turning points in history of Hildale and Colorado City
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn isolated spot along the Utah-Arizona state line, “Short Creek," as Colorado City and Hildale are...