Posted: Thursday, 05 November 2009 7:08PM
First Verdict Returned in FLDS Case
Robert Wood
Raymond Jessop has been found guilty of sexual assault of a child in connection with charges he married an underage girl. Jessop was a member of the FLDS Church and live on the compound near Eldorado that was raided by the state last year.
Attorney General Greg Abbott says "the jury in State v. Raymond Merril Jessop has rendered a guilty verdict. The sentencing phase of the trial will begin Monday morning. Because trial proceedings are still ongoing, we cannot comment further at this time."
This was the first trial stemming from that state raid.
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