FLDS leader who transported girls in trailer faces state sentencing
September 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM MT · via True Crime News · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
A leader of a fundamentalist polygamist sect is scheduled for sentencing on state charges after he transported young girls in an unventilated trailer, according to True Crime News. The case involves the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamous group not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The report states the defendant previously faced federal charges related to the incident. Prosecutors alleged the girls, some as young as children, were transported in dangerous conditions as part of the sect's practice of moving members to avoid law enforcement. The sentencing date was not specified in the article.
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