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more about #polygamy more comments → 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 » yvanehtnioj: Good. #raymondjessopconvicted more » beercheck: One down. #raymondjessopconvicted more » PaintedTrollop: Smug, self-satisfied, child raping, creep. #raymondjessopconvicted more » BAngieB: Guilty? Yeah, ya reckon? #raymondjessopconvicted more » not_kinky: Ok, this totally confuses me a bit, because he was already married to her: why untill now, were the autorities waiting for untill the act happened? wh... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: "Up to 20 years in prison" doesn't mean he's actually going to serve 20 years in prison, right? That just means 20 years is the maximum sentence, but ... more » Triana Orpheus: Good, you creepy looking bastard. #raymondjessopconvicted more » morninggloria: I don't know, you guys. He's a super gifted artist. #raymondjessopconvicted more » hollygirl: Maybe he'll learn what it feels like to be a 15 year old FLDS girl in jail. I know, its an evil sentiment. hate me. Its OK. #raymondjessopconvicted more » PaigeTurner: 20 years for raping a child? isn't that sentence a little lax? #raymondjessopconvicted more » TildeMarks: Each time a member of the FLDS is brought to trial on criminal charges against children or women, it is a moment to define history and begin to save ... 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
Polygamist Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting A Child
In the first trial following the raid of the Yearning For Zion Ranch, Raymond Jessop was convicted yesterday of sexually assaulting a child for having sex with his 15-year-old wife. He faces up to 20 years in prison. [MSNBC] -
#crimepunishment
Polygamist Sect Members On Trial
The first of a dozen FDLS members accused of the sexual abuse will go on trial today. Raymond Jessop faces up to 20 years for his "marriage" to an underage girl. [MSNBC] -
#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 » -
#childbrides
Have Polygamists Had A Change Of Heart On Underage Marriage?
A Texas child welfare official testified on Tuesday regarding her department's raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch, "The action we took, I believe, has changed the behavior of this organization." More » -
#clips
Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
This week's topic on the hidden camera series What Would You Do? was ripped from the headlines: Would people help a 15-year old girl from a polygamist sect who is being forced to marry? More » -
#biglove
Is Polygamy Really Just Like A Sorority Sharing One Boyfriend?
With polygamy, jealousies and tensions over sharing a spouse seem inevitable. However, on last night's episode of Big Love, we discovered that jealousy can also extend to the friendships that form between "sister wives." More » -
#leftovers
Women Better At Picking "Cute" Babies • Anti-Choicer Crashes Car Into Planned Parenthood
• Researchers have announced that women are more talented at picking out "cute babies" than men because of our reproductive hormones. • More » -
