Jailed Polygamist Can Be Tried in Child Rape Case
Prosecutors in Salt Lake City can try avowed polygamist Tom Green on child rape charges for having sex with one of his wives when she was 13, a judge ruled.
Attorneys for Green had argued that the two had sex in Mexico and that Utah authorities have no standing to prosecute the crime.
But District Judge Donald Eyre said there is evidence that Green and the girl’s mother hatched a “criminal conspiracy” in Utah, so prosecutors in this state can pursue the charges.
A trial is scheduled for June 24.
Green is serving a five-year prison sentence for bigamy and failing to pay the state back for child support that was given to his five wives and 30 children.
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