Emotional testimony heard as polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is back on trial for abuse within the FLDS Church
Some tearfully described forced marriages and rapes as children, others spoke of living in extreme poverty and going hungry. Some testified they had their families taken from them under orders from polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. It was part of a two-day trial over allegations of fraud and trafficking that ended Tuesday in federal court in Salt Lake City.
"He met me in Idaho where he told me he would only give it to me if I signed my children over to the church. I felt so trapped. I had to get out for me. I met him at a notary office and signed the papers," she cried.Jessop has since reunited with her children. She is among a number of ex-members of the Utah-based polygamous church who sued Jeffs and the law firm that used to represent him. The case against the firm was settled, leaving Jeffs the sole defendant.
Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence in a Texas prison for child sexual abuse related to underage"marriages." He continues to lead the church from his prison cell. Recently, FOX 13 News reported he has issued a new edict, seeking to call people back to the FLDS church. "They have ears that will not hear and eyes that will not see because they’ve been told by God, they think, 'Don’t look. You can’t look. You can’t listen,'" he said.
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