Warren Jeffs was arrested in Las Vegas Nevada on charges of abusing young girls. ibid.
There are still no programmes in place to help Jeff’s victims. ibid.
Why then is the legislator enabling Fundamentalist polygamous sects? ibid.
Utah has not kept up their end of the bargain. ibid.
The Mormon Church spends millions fighting gay marriage. Why doesn’t the Mormon Church help victims of polygamy? ibid.
I witnessed his dying breaths because no-one would take him to a doctor. ibid.
The human wreckage is piling up. ibid.
When will Americans say enough is enough? ibid.
Leaving the order means leaving everything and everyone you know. Escaping Polygamy s1e2: Melanie
‘I am the youngest of eleven kids … I have seen my father beat up my father. I have been raped.’ ibid. Melanie
I got a frantic call from Melanie. Her family is on to her. ibid.
Leaving the Order is a huge betrayal in their eyes. ibid.
The Kingston Clan, known as The Order, is one of the most powerful polygamous cults in America. Escaping Polygamy s1e3: Kathy, caption
In polygamy the first wife is legally married to her husband. Every other wife is considered a celestial or spiritual wife with no legal ties. ibid.
There are an estimated 6,000 Kingston Order members. ibid.
According to former members The Order rules by fear and intimidation. Escaping Polygamy s1e4: Rachel, caption
While Rachel’s mother is at a meeting, Rachel is able to sneak away to meet her sisters. ibid.
I just got all these texts from Priscilla … ‘I have to get out now.’ Escaping Polygamy s1e5: Priscilla
Memory gems and meditations are similar teachings to the ABC order standards. ibid.
While visiting their mother, Kollene and Shanell receive a desperate sounding letter from their 13-year-old half-sister. Escaping Polygamy s1e6: Little Sister
That night the girl’s parents filed a missing person’s report. Without a protective order, by law, the police had to return the girl to her parents, Daniel Kingston and one of his 14 wives. ibid.
Martha has a 19 year old sister who needs to escape polygamy. Escaping Polygamy s1e7: Yolanda
Colorado City, Arizona, has been making national news with their FLDS community. ibid.
They have their God-squad and their police force. ibid.
‘I would rather go to Hell than live there.’ ibid. Yolanda
‘Federal agents shut down businesses tied to the Kingston polygamous group.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e1: Father’s Wrath, television news
From the day my sisters and I have been helping people get out of polygamy, there has been an insider who is still a member of the Kingston group that’s been helping us. ibid.
Jennifer wants to got out of Utah as soon as she can. ibid.
In the order you belong to your father until you belong to your husband. ibid.
Recently, the FLDS, a polygamous group in Colorado City that’s located at the Arizona and Utah border, experienced a devastating flood that killed many of their FLDS members. Escaping Polygamy s2e2: Not Without My Sister
The Kingstons and the FLDS were once part of the same group. Polygamy began in the United States in 1831 when Joseph Smith received a revelation from God. ibid.
FLDS members are taught to sever all ties with anyone who wants to leave the religion. ibid.
He [Jeffs] is currently serving a life sentence plus twenty years in prison for two counts of child sexual assault. He’s one of the most evil men on the planet. Escaping Polygamy s2e3: Crossing Enemy Lines
Rachel was forced to live without her children for almost nine months. ibid.
After a trial in 2005 concerning allegations of abuse and neglect, Daniel Kingston and his sixth wife Heidi relinquished their parental rights to daughters Jessica and Andrea. ibid.
The FLDS is known to ‘move’ people off the compound when threatened by outsiders. ibid.
Months ago, Rachel and Amanda infiltrated the secretive FLDS compound to find Teresa. They were able to find she was living there among other FLDS members. Escaping Polygamy s2e4: Crossing Enemy Lines II
Warren Jeffs purchased ‘lands of refuge’ to house elite FLDS members. ibid.
Rachel was sexually assaulted by her father repeatedly as a child. She has several letters from her father acknowledging his actions. ibid.
‘I definitely have decided I want to leave.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e5: Trouble for Mum, Eskel Grant
Members say that Paul Kingston, The Order’s prophet, schedules meetings with those questioning the group’s beliefs. ibid.
She’s [Alyssa] still really worried about her friend Lizzy who’s still back in FLDS. Escaping Polygamy s2e6: Not Without My Daughter
There’s no [FLDS] sexual relations in marriage. ibid.
Warren Jeffs created this caste system from his prison cell. ibid.
‘Every time a child leaves, the Order cracks down more and more on my mom.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e7: Fight Like a Mother, Amanda
Daniel has over 150 children, and Shirley is the mother to 12 of them. ibid.
‘Typically when Order men take another wife, their other wives are present at the ceremony.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e8: The Cost of Temptation
It’s said the Kingstons believe ‘outside doctors’ are evil and unnecessary. The Kingstons claim they have their own ‘hidden knowledge of health’ directly from God. ibid. captions
Immediately following the raid, the storehouse, where FLDS members get their food, closed during the investigation. ibid.
To this day, Mandi is unclear just how many children her father has. Escaping Polygamy s2e9: Honour Thy Father
Out of the thousands of men in The Order, it’s believed there are fewer than 200 numbered men. ibid.
Over the last couple of years there’s been an insider who’s still a member of the Order that’s been helping us … This person is taking a tremendous risk. Escaping Polygamy s2e10: The Insider, Jessica
I was not allowed to go to school [14]. I only worked. ibid.
Children are not allowed to have toys. There’s no marriages. There’s no intimate relationship with the man and wife that are married … There’s no joyness, there’s no happiness any more. Escaping Polygamy s2e11: After the Escape: Struggling to Survive, Ariel
‘I want to leave became I don’t believe in polygamy … I do want to fall in love.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e12: After the Escape: Fighting for Freedom, Yolanda
‘When you leave polygamy you have to leave your family behind because they’re told to cut you off.’ Escaping Polygamy s2e13: After the Escape: Temptation to Return, Amanda
Some of them triumphed, some of them have struggled; this is where they are now. Escaping Polygamy s2e14: After the Escape: Broken Family
By the time we got to Melanie everything had escalated out of control: she had already been punched in the face, she had already been choked. ibid.
‘From such an early age dad beat me.’ Escaping Polygamy s3e1: Family Under Fire, victim, 2017
The AUB is another polygamous group here in Utah; they’re also known as the Apostolic United Brethren. ibid.