Posted AT 9:47 PM EDT on 22/07/08
Polygamist leader charged with sexual assault
ELDORADO, Texas — A Texas grand jury indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four of his followers Tuesday on charges of felony sexual assault of a child. Another was indicted for failing to report child abuse.
Attorney-General Greg Abbott said the five men are charged with one count of sexually assaulting girls under 17. One of them, but not the 52-year-old Mr. Jeffs, faces an additional charge of bigamy.
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