Sect Leader Convicted Again on Child Abuse

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

A convicted child sex offender, already serving 50 years federally, just got nailed again on state child abuse charges after girls were found trapped in a sweltering, unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. His federal crimes involved coercing underage girls into sex and plotting kidnappings — a story that even made it to Netflix’s “Trust Me: The False Prophet.” In court, he claimed he had over 20 “spiritual wives,” including minors, and insisted he never harmed anyone he loved — while admitting he knew the girls were in the trailer for hours in dangerous heat, blaming his trust…