717. Knights of the Crystal Blade

Knights of the Crystal Blade is one of the many small church communities who divert their belief a little bit from the more common version of mormonism.

Recently the police investigated the church community because it was suspected that the community was involved in the disappearence of pre-teens with the aim of getting the “ready” for marriage at a young age.

The police has made a number of arrest and some has ended in conviction resulting in lenghty prison time.

It could not have been fun to be there as a child.

Sources:

• KNIGHTS OF THE CRYSTAL BLADE: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT DOOMSDAY CULT LEADERS ACCUSED OF CHILD BIGAMY (Newsweek)
• Inside The Mormon Doomsday Cult Who Kidnapped Two Young Girls To Marry Them (Ranker)
• Utah doomsday cult leader sentenced on child bigamy, sex abuse charges (Fox 13 now)