Polygamist sentenced

Posted Aug 9, 2011 12:19 pm.

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    SAN ANGELO, Texas – Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he took as a bride in what his church deemed a “spiritual marriage.”
    The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints also received a 20-year sentence for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl.
    He stood quietly Tuesday as the decision of the Texas jury was read. He received the maximum sentence on both counts. They are to be served consecutively.
    Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said the 55-year-old will be eligible for parole in 35 years.

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