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Girl whose dad married 12-year-old girls kept his 'family' of 132 women on leash

Sarah Thompson has spoken out against her dad after she grew up in Texas, US, under the rule of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Feds: Imprisoned polygamous leader helped plan kidnapping

Prosecutors allege that the leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home where they were placed after authorities learned of what was happening

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Polygamous 'prophet' leader had child brides, documents say

The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, new court documents show.

WEKU · Dec 8, 2022

Eight underage girls - alleged members of polygamist cult - found hiding in Airbnb after escape

Samuel Bateman has been accused by authorities of having more than 20 wives, with one as young as nine

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Scientology looms over actor Danny Masterson rape case. How much will come out at trial?

LOS ANGELES — The two sides agree on one thing: The Church of Scientology is not on trial.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 17, 2022

Arizona man charged after girls found in enclosed trailer

An Arizona man is facing federal charges that he tampered with evidence after he was arrested on a highway with young girls in an enclosed trailer

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

Review: After Cult Leader Was Convicted, His Compound Was Raided by Child Protective Services

The Netflix docu-thriller Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey shows the downfall of Warren Jeffs and the unjustified taking of 450 children inside his religious community.

Reason · Sep 2, 2022

Keep Sweet: Fans of chilling Netflix Mormon sex cult series should try this documentary

The true crime documentary 'Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey' has proved a surprising hit on Netflix, but many fans horrified by the actions of "prophet" Warren Jeffs have been left wanting more

Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

New Netflix true crime series Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey is 'disturbing as hell' but people can't stop watching

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey is its new four-part investigative documentary, looks into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a denomination of Mormonism.

Irish Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

A primer on the abusive FLDS church

What you need to know about the radical denomination of Mormonism as seen in Netflix's "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey"

Salon · Jun 10, 2022