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Thursday, September 28, 2006
FLDS Jeffs Charges Religious Persecution
Walter Bugden, attorney for Warren Jeffs, the jailed leader of the FLDS Church, says that his client views his prosecution for rape as an accomplice and for sexual conduct with a minor to be religious persecution. The St. George (UT) Spectrum reported on the remarks that were made yesterday after a brief scheduling conference was held in court for Jeffs who is charged in connection with arranging polygamous marriages involving minors.