Warren Jeffs
| Warren S. Jeffs | |
|---|---|
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Rape as an accomplice (two counts) |
| Description | |
| Born |
December 4, 1955 Sacramento, California, United States |
| Occupation | Leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Parents | Rulon Jeffs and Marilyn Steed |
| Status | |
| Penalty | Sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years |
| Status | Convicted |
| Added | May 6, 2006 |
| Caught | August 29, 2006 |
| Number | 482 |
| Captured | |
Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 4, 1955) is the former President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) and a convicted felon currently serving a sentence of life plus 20 years. His prison term is the result of being convicted in 2011 of two felony counts of child sexual assault.
In May 2006 he was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on Utah state charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages between his adult male followers and underage girls. He was arrested in August 2006 in Nevada, and agreed to be taken to Utah for trial. In May and July 2007, Arizona charged him with eight additional counts in two separate cases, including incest and sexual conduct with minors.
On September 25, 2007 in St. George, Jeffs was convicted of two counts of rape as an accomplice. On November 20, 2007, Jeffs was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years to life and began serving his sentence at the Utah State Prison. The conviction, however, was overturned by the Utah Supreme Court on July 27, 2010, due to incorrect jury instructions.
Jeffs was extradited by Utah to Texas, where he was found guilty of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault of children in connection with a raid of the FLDS Church's YFZ Ranch in 2008. After the jury had deliberated for less than 30 minutes, Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years, to be served consecutively, and a $10,000 fine for sexual assault of both 12- and 15-year-old girls.
Jeffs was born to Rulon Jeffs and Marilyn Steed, the daughter of Woodruff Steed. His father, the leader of the FLDS Church at his death, was survived by 19 or 20 wives and approximately 60 children. Former church members claim that Jeffs himself has 70 wives. Two of Jeffs' children, a son and a daughter, have publicly claimed that they were sexually abused by him.
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