Warren Jeffs

Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) is an American religious leader and criminal. He is a convicted sex offender. He is the ex-president of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church). In 2011, he was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault.^[5] He is serving a life sentence plus twenty years.^[6]

Warren Jeffs
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Charges	Rape as an accomplice (two counts);[1][2] overturned by Utah Supreme Court. Two charges of sexual assault against a child.[3]
Description
Born	Warren Steed Jeffs (1955-12-03) December 3, 1955 (age 70) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation	Leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Parents	Rulon Jeffs and Merilyn Steed
Spouse	As many as 78 including Naomi Jeffs (née Jessop)
Status
Penalty	Sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years
Status	Convicted[4]
Added	May 6, 2006
Number	482 (alleged victims)
Currently A Top Ten Fugitive

Sexual abuse crimes

In 2006, Jeffs was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List because he had arranged illegal marriages between his adult supporters and underage girls in Utah. In 2007, Arizona charged him with eight other counts in two separate cases, including incest and sexual conduct with minors.^[7]

In September 2007, Jeffs was convicted of two counts of rape as an accomplice.^[8] However this was overturned in 2010.^[9]

Jeffs was extradited to Texas,^[10] where he was found guilty for raping a 15-year-old he had married and for raping a 12-year-old he had married, for which he was sentenced to life in prison plus twenty years and fined $10,000.^[3]

Personal life

He was born in Sacramento, California. His father was Rulon Jeffs. Jeffs had as many as 78 wives.