Gail Blackmore

• Two get jail time in B.C. child bride case

  A former husband and wife from the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., are going to jail for taking a 13-year-old girl into the United States to marry the now-imprisoned leader of their sect.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2017
  
• Judge to impose sentence in B.C. child bride case

  A B.C. judge is expected to sentence today a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl into the United States over a decade ago to marry the now-imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2017
  
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• Sentencing arguments in B.C. child-bride case

  A B.C. court will hear sentencing arguments today for a former husband and wife convicted of taking a girl into the United States to marry the now imprisoned leader of their polygamous sect.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2017
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• Submissions in B.C. child-bride case wrap up

  The fates of three people accused of removing girls from Canada so that they could be married to older men are now in the hands of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Pearlman, who is to deliver his verdict on Feb. 3.

  Dec 8, 2016
• Defence’s turn in trial involving polygamous sect

  A defence lawyer in a trial involving three people with ties to a British Columbia polygamous community is expected to deliver his closing arguments today.

  Dec 6, 2016
• Obedience key in polygamous sect, court hears

  A woman who was one of 27 wives to a leader of a British Columbia polygamous sect told a courtroom Wednesday that women and girls in the religious community were taught to be obedient, marry young and have as many children as possible.

  Nov 24, 2016