"Secrets of Polygamy" delves into the worlds of extreme polygamist groups and explores how the power held by Prophet Warren Jeffs, who is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes committed as Prophet, and other high-profile polygamists such as Sam Bateman, have shaped communities where claims of abuse, incest and fraud have become common.
While FLDS leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for sexual crimes against minors, his absence has created a power vacuum that several new prophets have stepped in to try and fill.
Despite serving a life sentence in prison, Warren Jeffs continues to influence the lives of his followers, issuing edicts that have linked to allegations of missing children within the FLDS.
Members of the Order, a polygamous sect based in Utah, have been convicted of incest, fraud and assault yet the group continues to thrive with a business empire some have estimated to be worth over a billion dollars.
The Order, a fundamentalist Mormon sect based in Utah has allegedly been tipped off prior to the exercise of search warrants seeking information related to allegations of incest and fraud. Is corruption in the Utah government to blame?
Leaders in the Order teach their members that they are direct descendents of Jesus Christ and are resorting to other unethical measures to maintain their self proclaimed superiority.
In the polygamous sect known as the Order, women are often subject to physical and sexual abuse from a very young age while being denied a voice in a male dominated society.
Children in the Order are born into a society of strict obedience in which freedom of expression is discouraged, giving them little hope for a well-adjusted life.
The AUB, a Mormon fundamentalist polygamist group whose distrust of the federal government is rooted deep in Mormon history, has allegedly formed a militia that may be prepared to go to extreme lengths to protect its beliefs.
A lot of attention has been focused on the abuse of women in polygamous sects but little is known about the stories of the young men who are often exploited for labor, given limited education and kicked out of their communities.
