Another Study Ordered On Prosecution of FLDS In Canada

Despite a recommendation last August by independent prosecutor Richard Peck that Canadian prosecutors not file charges against the polygamous FLDS community in Bountiful, BC, another review has been ordered by British Columbia's Attorney General. This time lawyer Leonard Doust will examine whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute for sexual exploitation offenses. Peck had recommended against such prosecutions and suggested instead that the BC government ask the courts to rule on advance on the constitutionality of Canada's ban on polygamy. BC Attorney General Wally Oppal wants Doust to take a more aggressive approach to possible prosecution, according to Saturday's Vancouver Sun.