One of the men from polygamous, doomsday cult Knights of the Crystal Blade has tentative deal to plead guilty again

The fifth district court takes Samuel Shaffer's guilty plea to felony rape of a child and felony child abuse at court in Cedar City, Utah, Wednesday, February 20, 2018. The self-styled prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday pleaded guilty to child rape and abuse charges filed after police raided the group's remote desert compound. (James Dobson/The Spectrum via AP, Pool)

One of the men from polygamous, doomsday cult Knights of the Crystal Blade has tentative deal to plead guilty again

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