Richy Maria Jacob
Warren Jeffs made headlines when he was charged with the rape and sexual assault of a minor, along with arranging the marriage of a teenager to her cousin in 2005. In addition, he was previously accused of having sexually molested his nephew when he was young. This was the beginning of many allegations that would lead to his conviction. All of this, along with much more, has since been explored in Lifetime’s ‘Surviving My Father: The Rachel Jeffs Story,’ Peacock’s ‘Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs,’ Netflix’s ‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey,’ and Netflix’s ‘Trust Me: The False Prophet.’
Warren Jeffs’ Own Children Have Come Out Against Him
In 2011, Warren Jeffs was sentenced to prison for several accounts of rape and other forms of sexual offenses, including fixing marriages of minors with older men. A raid in his compound also found evidence of teenage girls being sexually exploited. Thus, he was sentenced to serve life in prison. In 2015, two of his children came to the front to speak about how they were sexually abused in their childhood by Jeffs. His daughter, Rachel Jeffs, spoke about how she was sexually abused by her father when she was very young. In an interview, she said: “I mean, first, presenting what a man looked like…And then, he started sexually abusing me as a young child. And, it was so against his teachings…”
Rachel Jeffs even said that he would take her to book stores and show her pornographic materials. Jeffs’ son, Roy Jeffs, also came out stating that his father had molested him as a child, and it was a constant struggle growing up. In 2019, he Roy sadly died by suicide. In the years to follow, many have come forward to speak about the atrocities they were subjected to when they lived in the FLDS church community.
Warren Jeffs Continues to Serve as the Prophet and Leader of the FLDS Church
In 2018, A&E even made a documentary titled ‘Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil.’ This was one of the many documentaries that were made on him. Jeffs is believed to have over 70 wives with several children born to them. As the spiritual head of the sect, every man and woman was bound by obedience to him. In court hearings for his case, there was even a sex audiotape that he had recorded of one of his so-called “devout sessions,” in which he had sex with a minor.
While Warren was in prison, he tried to hang himself; however, it turned out to be a failed mission. Later, he forcefully starved himself, after which the authorities intervened and force-fed him. Once he was sentenced, a similar pattern ensued, after which he was put in a medically induced coma for a while. In prison, he is still believed to have strong authority over his community members. There are still members of the group who believe that he is indeed their savior. A still devout FLDS member, Maggie Jessop, once said: “If people will follow [Jeffs’] teachings of faith and love even in part, they will not commit suicide.”
Warren Jeffs Remains Incarcerated in a State Prison
At the age of 70, Warren Jeff is still alive and continues to serve his life sentence at the minimum-security Louis C. Powledge Unit Prison in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. It was reported that he suffered a rather significant mental breakdown in 2019, as a result of which he could not give a deposition in a case filed against him. Since then, there have been little to no reports regarding his mental or physical well-being, making us believe not a lot has changed in his standing. In the many years post his conviction, many other cases have been registered against him. This is because previous FLDS members who were sexually exploited have come forward, filing civil lawsuits against him and his trust, but none of them have led anywhere concrete.
The community lawyers in charge of Warren’s trust have since said: “The trust has received reports that Warren Jeffs has suffered a mental breakdown, and there seems to be a high likelihood that Warren Jeffs is not mentally competent to provide admissible testimony.” Thus, Warren Jeffs continues to serve his sentence in a state prison facility, where he is expected to remain until at least July 22, 2038, which is when he will become eligible for parole.
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