Breaking News: Polygamist-sect leader sentenced

Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:41:27 -0600

ST. GEORGE, Utah - A judge on Tuesday sentenced a polygamous-sect leader
to
five years to life in prison for his role in the arranged marriage of
teenage
cousins. Warren Jeffs, 51, was convicted of rape as an accomplice for
his role
in the marriage of a 14-year-old follower and her 19-year-old cousin in
2001.
It will be up to the Utah parole board to decide just how long he stays
behind
bars.