Collecting the money may prove difficult, as any assets Warren Jeffs still may have are likely scattered across the country.
A federal judge has awarded $152 million in damages to ex-members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints over abuses they suffered while in the Utah-based polygamous faith.
The verdict follows a trialfirst reported on last year in which ex-members of the faith testified about forced marriages, rapes and other abuses they suffered while in the church, and for which they blamed Jeffs. The plaintiffs' attorney, Roger Hoole, said in a statement on Friday that he was pleased with the verdict.
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