(Bob Keating/CBC)īut the Canadian case against Blackmore and others became mired in legalities because of a lack of clarity around polygamy laws. for the trial of Winston Blackmore and James Oler, accused polygamists. Texas Ranger Nick Hanna heads into a B.C. Thousands of pages of marriage records were seized during the investigation that led to the arrest of Jeffs, 61, who is now serving a life sentence for child sexual assault. Hanna was one of the officers who raided the FLDS Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado after Blackmore and his wife were accused of taking a 13-year-old across the U.S. The court is expected to hear the history of the breakaway Mormon sects in the next few days, when Texas Ranger Nick Hanna testifies. The legal battle dates back to the 1990s when investigations of the isolated religious sect were prompted by allegations that Bountiful residents were involved in multiple-wife marriages, described as "celestial marriages." ![]() ![]()
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