Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Former child bride accepts $2.75M settlement with FLDS trust
Source: Deseret News
Former child bride accepts $2.75M settlement with FLDS trust
By McKenzie Romero, Deseret News
Published: Friday, May 6 2016 3:40 p.m. MDT
Updated: 3 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY — A former child bride has reached a $2.75 million settlement agreement with the Fundamentalist LDS Church and the United Effort Plan Trust, a resolution that attorneys on both sides said was "long overdue," according to a joint statement issued Friday.
Dating back almost nine years, the multimillion-dollar personal injury lawsuit filed by Elissa Wall under the pseudonym "M.J." originally sought $40 million from the FLDS Church and its leader, Warren Jeffs, as well as the UEP Trust that controls homes, businesses and property in the FLDS strongholds of Hildale, Utah; Colorado City, Arizona; and Bountiful, British Columbia.
Wall was married at age 14 to her 19-year-old cousin in a ceremony that was presided over by Jeffs.
"Ms. Wall brought this case to hold responsible those in power who used their position to perpetrate abuse. She has experienced first-hand how the UEP Trust was used by Warren Jeffs to hurt families like hers and others. Ms. Wall has been willing to stand up, be brave, and fight for change within the FLDS communities," Wall's attorneys said in a statement Friday.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
By McKenzie Romero, Deseret News
Published: Friday, May 6 2016 3:40 p.m. MDT
Updated: 3 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY — A former child bride has reached a $2.75 million settlement agreement with the Fundamentalist LDS Church and the United Effort Plan Trust, a resolution that attorneys on both sides said was "long overdue," according to a joint statement issued Friday.
Dating back almost nine years, the multimillion-dollar personal injury lawsuit filed by Elissa Wall under the pseudonym "M.J." originally sought $40 million from the FLDS Church and its leader, Warren Jeffs, as well as the UEP Trust that controls homes, businesses and property in the FLDS strongholds of Hildale, Utah; Colorado City, Arizona; and Bountiful, British Columbia.
Wall was married at age 14 to her 19-year-old cousin in a ceremony that was presided over by Jeffs.
"Ms. Wall brought this case to hold responsible those in power who used their position to perpetrate abuse. She has experienced first-hand how the UEP Trust was used by Warren Jeffs to hurt families like hers and others. Ms. Wall has been willing to stand up, be brave, and fight for change within the FLDS communities," Wall's attorneys said in a statement Friday.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865653750/Former-child-bride-accepts-275M-settlement-with-FLDS-trust.html?pg=all
