Firm tied to Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect used child labor to harvest pecans, judge says

Firm tied to Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect used child labor to harvest pecans, judge says Liz Farmer

By Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press:

Nearly 200 children from a polygamous sect had to work long hours in the cold, sometimes with little food, as they picked pecans for a Utah contracting company with ties to former leader Warren Jeffs, a federal judge found in a decision that marks the latest blow to the group.

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