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Sect polygamist found guilty

THE first of a dozen polygamist sect members to be tried over charges including child sex offences faces jail after being found guilty.

Sect polygamist found guilty

Sat, 07 Nov, 2009 - 00:00

Raymond Jessop, 38, was convicted in a Texas court of sexually assaulting an underage girl with whom he had entered a so-called spiritual marriage.

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints member could now be jailed for up to 20 years when he is sentenced on Monday.

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Courts Place: Texas Place: Yearning For Zion Ranch Place: Eldorado, Texas Place: US Person: Raymond Jessop Person: Jessop Person: Warren Jeffs Organisation: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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