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Canadian polygamous leader found guilty of having 25 wives

Men found guilty of having 30 wives between them; lawyer to challenge constitutionality of polygamy laws.

Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Brian Hales arrives at court in Cranbrook, B.C., Tuesday April 18, 2017. Winston Blackmore and co-defendant James Oler are the first fundamentalist Mormons to be tried for polygamy in Canada. Hale is an anesthesiologist from Utah's Davis County who has written three books on Mormon fundamentalism.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Brian Hales arrives at court in Cranbrook, B.C., Tuesday April 18, 2017. Winston Blackmore and co-defendant James Oler are the first fundamentalist Mormons to be tried for polygamy in Canada. Hale is an anesthesiologist from Utah's Davis County who has written three books on Mormon fundamentalism.