Sect leader, five members indicted

Jeffs charged with the sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony Five of his followers face charges ranging from assault to failing to report child abuse Jeffs is the leader the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Prosecutors say Jeffs married underage girls, had intimate relations with them (CNN) -- A Texas grand jury indicted polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on sexual assault charges, and five of his followers also face a variety of charges, state Attorney General Greg Abbott said Tuesday. Members of the polygamous FLDS revere jailed leader Warren Jeffs as their prophet. Jeffs was charged with sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, Abbot said. Four of Jeffs' followers were each charged with one count of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 17, and one of those four faces a... [read full story]