Polygamy Trial

• Year in jail, 18 months probation for ex-B.C. polygamist leader in child bride case

  A judge handed the decision down to James Oler in a Cranbook courtroom on Thursday.

  Aug 29, 2019
  
• Winston Blackmore sentenced to 6 months house arrest for polygamy

  Winston Blackmore has been given a conditional sentence for six months to be served in the community and 12 months probation for a polygamy conviction.

  Crime

  Jun 26, 2018
  
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• Is Bountiful polygamy trial the right legal move?

  If many within the FLDS practice polygamy, why are only two men charged? This question cuts to the heart of why the trial may ultimately prove to be a costly waste of time.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2017
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• Province files appeal in B.C. child-bride case

  A special prosecutor will ask British Columbia's Court of Appeal to overturn the acquittal of a former leader of a polygamous community who was found not guilty of taking a girl across the border for sexual purposes.

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2017