Jeffs Receives Life In Prison

[Updated] CBS and CNN report that FLDS leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life imprisonment today in his sexual assault trial. The jury imposed the life sentence on one count of aggravated sexual assault and an additional 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine on a charge of sexual assault. These were the maximum sentences available on each count. The victims were underage girls that Jeffs took as his "spiritual wives."  The Texas jury deliberated for less than half an hour in the penalty phase of the trial. (See prior related posting.)