Authorities help woman leave Utah polygamous sect
October 12, 2011 in The Daily Republic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah authorities have helped a woman leave a polygamous community along the Utah-Arizona border run by jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs.
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Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was hospitalized in critical condition today after telling corrections officers he’s fasted in the weeks since receiving a life sentence for sexually assaulting underage followers he took as spiritual brides, a prison official said.
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