Land trust is dropped from lawsuit over alleged sex abuse in polygamous sect meetinghouse

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo)
The Leroy S. Johnson Meetinghouse in Colorado City, Ariz., shown in 2013.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) The Leroy S. Johnson Meetinghouse in Colorado City, Ariz., shown in 2013.

RELATED STORIES

Vera Black, whose children were taken away because she was a polygamist in a landmark Utah case, dies at 102

LDS Church makes it easier for children of polygamists to convert

A Navy SEAL and his wife left a Utah polygamous sect. Their next mission: A good life.

Suicides are taking a toll in and out of a Utah polygamous sect, and solutions don’t look easy

After polygamist leaders used underage girls for sex, lawsuit says, one teen was forced to be a scribe for the rituals

MOST VIEWED

1

Housing - The Salt Lake Tribune

2

No, that Charlie Kirk statue just unveiled at UVU won’t stay on campus, artist says

3

‘If everything is terrible, at least you can smell good’: This Salt Lake City store is fueling Utahns’ perfume obsession

4

Sen. Mike Lee says Utah’s elections chief is wrong to defy Trump’s DOJ, as Gov. Cox, other Republicans defend her

5

Yelling, slurs and making employees cry: Investigation into Utah mayor found ‘unprofessional conduct’

Sponsored Story

A month to (re)discover Utah’s Jordan River

Sponsored: In September, the Jordan River Parkway will again become the gathering place for community and culture during the annual Get To The River Festival.