http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_10966236
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A Texas grand jury indicted four members of a polygamous sect on Wednesday, including the group's leader Warren S. Jeffs.
Jeffs was the only person identified by the Texas Attorney General's Office in a press release outlining the new felony charges. It said one person was indicted for conducting an unlawful marriage, while two others face multiple bigamy charges. One of the bigamy defendants also faces a charge of tampering with physical evidence.
Jeffs was indicted on a first-degree felony charge of aggravated sexual assault. He has been named in two previous indictments.
Names of the other defendants will not be released until they surrender to authorities or are arrested.
The Schleicher County Grand Jury, which met Wednesday in Eldorado, has so far indicted 12 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on charges related to underage marriages. Of those, 11 men faces charges that include sexual assault and bigamy; one man was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of failure to report child abuse.
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