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more about #flds morninggloria: Whenever I read the last name "Jessop," banjos start playing in my head. #flds more » mordicai: Headline fail: "Child Molester gets 10 Years" or something. I don't mind him being a polygamist-- whatever. But marrying kids? Is effed up. #flds more » bluebears: Thank god he didn't have any weed on him. #flds more » funnyface: Good. What a pity that his victim was still defending him in court. To so thoroughly indoctrinate young girls into such a damaging system deserves mo... more » deeemer: See that? The Face of Pure Evil. ' The fact that he can sit there, with a straight face, and try that ludicrous defense is just indicative how how ... more » beercheck: Would it be asking to much to have this creep's appendix explode violently? #warrenjeffs more » WriteChick: Yeah.....except the "girl" in question is a brave woman named Elissa Wall. She wrote a book about her struggle. And there is no question that Jeffs kn... more » bluebears: hahahahahaHA. riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Maybe if the Utah court is made up of chimps that argument might fly. #warrenjeffs more » JayBird: So...I have to ask: what's the age of consent in Utah? 3? #warrenjeffs more » sportz.star: Quite obviously, Mr. Jeffs thought that the 14 year old girl would leap at the chance to have sex with her cousin/husband, become impregnated, and con... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: It's like you can see the squiggly green waves of creepitude wafting off of him. And he's got the crazy-eyes. These two things alone should be enough ... more » Bunsen Honeydew: What does this guy think happens in marriage? You just play Yatzee and go to bed in footie pajamas, never touching eachother? Why would you marry off ... more » redqueenmeg: Wait, if I told someone to go kill somebody else wouldn't I possibly be an accessory to murder even if I claimed I didn't know they would actually do ... more » thatblackgirl: Ugh. Crap Excuse from a Dude. If the Utah Supreme Court falls for that, they deserve to be taken out and maimed. #warrenjeffs more » Sev: "Be fruitful and multiply. And by that I mean grow fruit and distribute it amongst the people in our compound. What did you think I meant?" #warrenjeffs more » PandaGrrl: See, we don't need to believe the fiction he tells to save his ass like"he didn't know the 14-year-old girl he married to her 19-year-old cousin would... more » FrannyR: So basically his defense is that he is an idiot without common sense or basic knowledge of human nature? Sure, I can buy that. #warrenjeffs more » J.D.Regent: I don't understand why marrying 14 year old off to a 19 year old is not accomplice to (statutory) rape on its face, whether the sex is forced or not. ... more » likepenguins: Well, of course not. I've seen the depiction of marriage on comic strips and tv. They don't have sex; they just nag. #warrenjeffs more » PaigeTurner: that's a common mormon translation of "make like a banana and split". #warrenjeffs more » -
#crimeandpunishment
Polygamist Gets 10 Years
Raymond Jessop, the first FLDS member to go on trial, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his marriage to an underage girl. "This is a case about the flesh and blood of a victim," argued prosecutors. [UPI] -
#biglove
Jeffs Told Girl "Be Fruitful And Multiply"
On Tuesday, polygamist leader Warren Jeffs' lawyers asked the Utah Supreme Court to overturn his accomplice to rape conviction, arguing that he didn't know the 14-year-old girl he married to her 19-year-old cousin would be forced to have sex. [UPI] -
#biglove
Hot For Fall: "The Polygamy Experience"
Yes, this is a real tour. And besides being perhaps the worst - or best? - honeymoon idea in history, here are just a few reasons it's problematic: More » -
#racerelations
Oprah Asks FLDS Members If They're Taught Racism; They Lie To Her Face
On today's episode, Oprah personally visited the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, TX. When asked, Willie Jessop denied that church members are taught that nonwhite people are evil. We have proof to the contrary. More » -
#biglove
Big Love: Nicki's Long Lost Daughter Returns
On last night's season finale of Big Love, Nicki was reunited with her 14-year-old daughter, Cara Lynn, from her first marriage. Their conversation helped explain a lot of Nicki's questionable motives. More » -
#biglove
Did Big Love Cross The Line With The Church Of Latter-Day Saints?
On last night's episode, Barb returned to the LDS to receive her Endowment, a super-sacred ceremony that's intended to be "secret from the world," which is why HBO's reenactment of it was so controversial. More » -
#biglove
Is This What A FLDS "Joy Book" Really Looks Like?
As surreal as it seems, Big Love relies heavily on research of polygamist sects and borrows from real-life events. Were the "Joy Books" in last night's episode an accurate depiction of FLDS' underage girls catalog? More » -
#biglove
262 Children Neglected, 12 Girls Sexually Abused At Polygamist FLDS Ranch
Well 2008 is finally ending and what better (read: horrible) way to wind down the year than with an update about our friends from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints? -
