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Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) is an American cult leader who is serving a life sentence in Texas for child sexual assault following two convictions in 2011. He is the president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a polygamous cult based in Arizona. [8]
Lyle Jeffs is the brother of Warren Jeffs and a bishop in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, commonly referred to as the FLDS Church. [1] He has been referred to as his brother's "special counselor" in some church documents. [2] Jeffs was the FLDS bishop for both Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. [3]
Jeffs, who was born to Warren Jeffs' second wife, [4] had 47 siblings and half-siblings. [5] Her father sexually abused her from age eight until age 16. [5] [4] She received up to an eighth grade education. [5] Jeffs married in 2002, at age 18, to a man chosen by Warren Jeffs; the couple met for the first time on the day of their wedding.
Warren Jeffs’ nephew explains why he was kicked out of the FLDS at age 15. And, hear about his last conversation with his mother, and how his life is today
It’s believed that Warren Jeffs had more than 70 wives—but one held a special place in his heart. Naomie Jeffs has been described as Warren’s “favorite” wife.
Musser endured years of sexual abuse by Jeffs until his death in 2002 at age 92. By that time, 63 other women were her "sister-wives", a designation given to the polygamous wives of one man in the FLDS. [8] After Jeffs' death, Musser was told by Jeffs' son and new church leader Warren Jeffs that she needed to remarry.
Prior to his conviction Jeffs owned property across the southwest of Colorado – including a property outside Mancos, which stretches over 60 acres and includes three houses and nine outbuildings.
On June 22, 2010, Abram Harker Jeffs was found guilty of sexual assault of a child. [56] On August 9, 2011, leader Warren Steed Jeffs was found guilty of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years to be served consecutively. [57]