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Faith Healing trial begins for Church of the First Born members
The second-degree murder trial of a faith healing couple whose teenage son died of a burst appendix is underway.
17-year-old Zachary Swezey died of a burst appendix while his parents and other members of the Church of the First Born prayed for his recovery, and failed to call a doctor or ambulance.
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Former FLDS bishop goes on trial over Warren Jeffs wedding to minor
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Fredrick Merril Jessop, a former bishop of a polygamist FLDS sect. Jessop is accused of officiating at the marriage of an underage girl to the sect’s leader, Warren Jeffs, who has since been sentenced to life in prison
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Jurors in faith-healing trial say evidence overpowered a weak defense
Jurors deliberated less than four hours and their verdict sent another resounding warning to the members of the Hickmans’ church, the Followers of Christ, that failing to provide medical care to critically ill children is unacceptable and will be punished.
The ‘faith healing’ church has a long history of children dying from treatable [...]
Prosecution, defense present dueling views of infant’s death in faith-healing trial
Dale and Shannon Hickman belong to the Followers of Christ Church, an Oregon City congregation that believes in faith-healing over medical care.
The church has a long history in Oregon of child deaths involving treatable illnesses.
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Warren Jeffs files handwritten motion for new trial
In a handwritten motion, polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is asking for a new trial on sexual assault of a child charges in Texas.
The one-page motion is written in the same rambling, archaic style that characterized Jeffs’ speech at trial after he fired his team of high-profile attorneys.
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Warren Jeffs’ Former Accuser Says Evidence In Polygamy Trial Will ‘Shock The World’
Ten women and two men were selected to sit on the jury in the sexual assault trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs late Tuesday, after more than 100 potential jurors were excused for admitting they’d previously heard enough about his background to no longer presume him innocent, the Associated Press reports.
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Polygamous FLDS sect leader Warren Jeff’s trial starts today
The trial of Warren Jeffs, the 55-year-old ecclesiastical head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, starts today.
court documents pointing to Jeffs spiritually marrying at least 10 underage girls, some as young as 12, before his 2006 arrest.
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Trial of cult leader Warren Jeffs scheduled to start on Monday
Warren Jeffs, the head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a polygamy-sanctioning offshoot of Mormonism, is charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child.
The charges stem from an April 2008 raid on the church’s Yearning for Zion compound outside the town of Eldorado, south of San [...]
Timothy, Rebecca Wyland guilty of criminal mistreatment in faith-healing trial
A jury spent one hour deliberating Tuesday before unanimously finding an Oregon City couple guilty of felony criminal mistreatment for treating their infant daughter with faith-healing rather than taking her to a doctor.
The Wylands face up to five years in prison but are likely to receive probation and possibly some time in jail. They [...]
Civil trial to begin for evangelist convicted for taking girls across state lines for sex
Evangelist Tony Alamo, who is serving a 175-year sentence in federal prison for taking young girls across state lines for sex, faces a civil trial starting Tuesday that he ordered the beating of two of his former ministry members.
The alleged enforcer, John Kolbek, died last January while on the run.
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