1 choice. David Kingstons 16-year-old wife was the daughter of another brother, John Daniel Kingston, who was sentenced to 28 weeks in jail for severely beating his daughter after she attempted to flee the marriage. Jones recommended he be released. Johnson maintained that The Orders vast array of businesses which includes a grocery store, pawn shops, a garbage disposal business, an insurance company, a politically-influential biofuels plant, and a high-end firearms manufacturer employs individuals of various racial and ethnic minorities. Hansen, Fosters attorney, said he would explore an appeal. While much of the focus of any polygamous group is on plural marriages that happen outside the law, records and interviews with current and former first wives in the Kington Group lend insight into how legal marriages are facilitated. The memorial was held in Maxwell Park in Hildale, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. He said he was going to give me 10 licks for every wrongdoing. Kingston Group, also known as the Davis County Cooperative Society. The bride was 16. Revenues typically go into a church account. Double murder in Utah: Tragedy Strikes the Cast of A&E's - Reddit Hansen said some men try to use their children to improve their status in the sect. The ones that misbehave, they try to push them to marry as soon as they can, Hansen said. He orchestrated all unions within the cult, which was maintained with classic mind control techniques, corporal punishment, fasting and bizarre dietary practices. In response to questions from the newspaper, Kent Johnson, a spokesman for the Davis County Cooperative Society, sent an email saying marriages should occur within the age of legal consent and not be coerced. Still, she says, it's very important to her that she get all her children back. Snow contends her mother was one of the people who told her she needed to think about whom she was going to wed. Photo by Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune | Shirley Hansen, seen here July 21, 2018, stands along 2100 South near State Street in Salt Lake City. Eventually, there was a meeting between Jessica Kingston, her parents and Paul Kingston. Jessica was given the list of suitors. That daughter was born with a form of heart disease and had long acted responsibly in caring for it, Hansen said. Until losing an appeal, David Kingston denied having sex with his niece. She and her husband had moved to Billings, Mont., to work for a coal mine. Jessica Kingston said within a year of getting married, her husband started looking for a plural wife. Yeah, I believe in it, he said. In another, Order attorney Carl Kingston warns listeners about marrying up with Hams kids, a reference to the aforementioned Biblical curse. Current members dispute those characterizations. Elden continued the tradition. After driving some 80 miles to the ranch near Plymouth, her father ordered her into a barn. The familys dedication to the principle of polygamy already had been established by Kingstons father, who had three wives. I knew I wasn't supposed to marry him, she said, but I almost did to get everyone to shut up and leave me alone about marriage.. And then, when the men get mad at each other, they wont let the [other] mans sons come forward to marry one of their daughters. The motions, the new indictment and the docket were all unsealed Tuesday morning before the hearing. As for its anti-government views, allegations of fraud against government entities have long dogged the Kingstons. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The girls, ages 13 and 15, have been in state custody since mid-February, when they said their father threatened to beat them after they got their ears pierced. DeRieux did marry the next year at age 18 to a cousin who was 19. But attorney Kristen Brewer, director of the Guardian Ad Litems office, described the 13-year-old as a battered child and the older teen as in a precarious position because of her family loyalty and experiences with the state system. "He said, `You can leave, but you can never come back.' John Daniel Kingston served 28 weeks after pleading no contest to child abuse following a 1998 episode in which he belt-whipped a girl. The lawyers words call to mind another heavenly curse, described in 2 Nephi, Chapter 5 of the Book of Mormon, where God caused a skin of blackness to come upon a group called the Lamanites, supposedly ancestors of Native Americans. A FAMILY'S TANGLED TIES - Newsweek Religion News Blog posted this on Friday June 4, 2004.Last updated if a date shows here: Friday, December 16, 2016. Lu Ann Kingston was 15 when she married her first cousin Jeremy Kingston in a hush-hush 1995 wedding in Bountiful, Utah. Her uncle, David Ortell Kingston, was convicted of incest and unlawful sexual contact with a minor and served four years in prison. 1 choice [of whom to marry] in The Order, Jessica Kingston said. The judge gave the couple until June 11 to request new birth certificates. Indeed, the group was founded during the Great Depression as a communal religious organization where members dedicated their earnings and possessions to building the Kingdom of God on Earth, as one church document attests. He told her he believed one did not need to practice polygamy to reach heaven. But for their part, The Order and other fundamentalist sects believe the LDS church exists in a state of apostasy for abandoning what they see as a bedrock principle of their faith. Lost boys (Mormon fundamentalism) - Wikipedia Jessica Kingston didnt want to be a polygamist. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jessica Kingston was wed at age 16 in what she says was a marriage she felt pressured into by her parents and others in a polygamous sect. Some shed tears as the girl testified. To go to Colorado, DeRieux said, she and her fianc drove to Price, where they jumped into a 15-passenger van carrying their parents, the other two sets of brides and grooms and their parents. When someone is interested in marriage, the process is something more like a job interview than a courtship. The couples other eight children will remain with Foster. Jessica is hardly the only girl to make such a choice. Stephanie is in state custody and officials are aware she's talking us. I didnt even know the n-word was bad until I was like 15 or 16, she told Intelligence Report. (Photo courtesy of Kollene Snow) Kollene Snow, 16, poses in her dress before her 2009 marriage in West Valley City. Youre just supposed to get married as young as you can, said the now-26-year-old. He was jailed for beating his daughter into unconsciousness in 1998 after the girl, then 16, ran away from an arranged marriage to her uncle. Spokesmen for both the U.S. State Department and for Picatinny Arsenal could neither verify nor deny Youngs claims. Stephanie Mattingly: "It's been really hard. Girls who reach their mid- and late teens can start to feel the pressure to wed. Jessica Kingston said when word gets out that a boy or young man has asked a girls father for permission to marry her, friends and family are walking up to that girl asking, Did you pray about him?. The girl suffered a swollen nose, cut lip and deep bruises on her arms, buttocks and legs, according to testimony. Washakie Renewable Energy promoted itself as a manufacturer and seller of biofuels. deductible, Report a missed paper by emailingsubscribe@sltrib.comor calling801-237-2900, For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support801-237-2900or emailsubscribe@sltrib.com. A year ago she and her nine siblings were placed in state custody after allegations of abuse. Three of his wives are his half-sisters. Black people supposedly suffered from multiple scriptural curses, from the mark of Cain and Noahs curse on Ham in the Old Testament to the racist tenets of early Mormonism that have since been renounced or abandoned by the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS or Mormon church. Utahs polygamous Kingston clan mixes incest and white supremacy with old-fashioned capitalism. She said marrying at 16 mitigated the pressures U.S. society places on her to have statuesque looks and be immodest. If Paul Kingston or the designee signs off, the groom next goes to the girls father. Colorado does not require an officiant or a ceremony to marry. Snow also remembered being taught end-time prophecies, with a cleansing wherein the streets of Salt Lake City would run red with blood. It was all on me, and, for the most part, thats the case where it is the girls decision whether she wants to get married at that age., She said she knows of a few cases in which the girl was pressured by family or faith leaders to marry, but I can count them all on one hand.. The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax In Utah, Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, plans a bill that would raise the minimum marriage age to 18. One ex-Order member, who asked to be referred to as Scott, instead of his real name for fear of retribution by clan members, said hatred of gays was big in the Kingston clan, with the word f----- in frequent use. But the hearing Tuesday ended days of behind-the-scenes legal wrangling. Members who have left in recent years say that changed after some of Paul Kingstons brothers were convicted of crimes related to child abuse, sex with a minor or incest. For parents, there can be other practical considerations in letting a teen marry, Hansen said. She pointed to Kingston. Jessica said, strictly speaking, she and the other teen brides she knows chose to get married, but added: Its not much of a choice when theyre groomed to do that.. She knows the drill, Brewer said of the 15-year-old, who ran away from home before and has been in state custody several other times. Among those Kingston Group brides who marry as minors and for whom The Tribune was able to find birthdates, the average age was 16 years, 7 months and 12 days. John Daniel Kingston regularly subjected two of his teenage daughters to abuse and neglect, and the girls' mother Heidi Foster, one of Kingston's estimated 14 wives failed to protect them, a juvenile judge ruled Thursday. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. The next hearing in the Kingston custody case is scheduled for Tuesday, although Heidi Mattingly's attorney tells us it may be delayed. And when her children were abused, Foster stood by. David Kingston's 16-year-old wife was the daughter of another brother, John Daniel Kingston, who was sentenced to 28 weeks in jail for severely beating his daughter after she attempted. Stephanie, who just turned 17, told us and has testified in court that as a young girl she was emotionally, physically and sexually abused by her father, John Daniel Kingston. In an analysis written in 2015, a University of Maryland sociologist found that nationwide 37 percent of people who marry before age 20 divorce in the first 10 years. Chinese people were called stupid, and Mexicans were dirty, said Lu Ann, adding, because of their skin.. From Hansens perspective, the entire Kingston Group marriage process is like being told you can have anything to eat as long as it comes from a certain table. Like polygamy, incest is a third-degree felony in Utah, and as with polygamy, convictions are rare. MaryAnn Kingston's attorneys, John Morris, Bill Mark and Doug White, issued a . DeRieuxs marriage effectively ended in June 2010. Rachel Kingston, 63, was charged with five counts alleging fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Kingston, 44, pleaded no contest in April to child abuse, a third-degree felony, for belt-whipping his then 16-year-old daughter after she fled from an arranged polygamous marriage to his brother last year. She ran away several times, but was always sent back to her family. Andy Larsen: Heres where National Weather Service forecasts flooding, in the short term and the long term, Murray police officers were justified in their use of force against a 52-year-old man who died after arrest, Salt Lake County D.A. The company was founded in 2007 with an investment from family members. Motions, apparently filed by the Kingston Group and member businesses, were sealed, and the entire court docket for the prosecutions was sealed from public view Thursday a rare event in Utahs federal court. New website targets Kingston polygamous group - The Salt Lake Tribune Somehow LaDonnas curse was transferred to the Tuckers via Christy, Rons wife, because, Christys mom left The Order and married an Irishman, before leaving him and returning to the fold. Members of The Order are taught they need to be in a plural marriage to reach the highest heaven. This racist display was no one-off. He is one of the top men in the sect, though he has not been charged with any crimes in the case. She talked about how you cant associate with black people or anybody of a different race., Based on available evidence, including the accounts of numerous former Order members, the SPLC has designated The Order as a hate group under the category of `general hate.'. During the approval process, the young man had begun texting Jessica something forbidden but that she says is common among Order teens who have an interest in one another. Julie left the cult at age 19. It advertised at Utah Jazz home games and on game broadcasts. The Tribune, with assistance from former sect members who reviewed the records, also found 20 cases in which both the bride and groom were at least 18. The incest came to light after the girl tried to escape the arranged celestial marriage an illegal marriage, sans license. But Stephanie Mattingly doesn't ever want to go back to her old life in the Kingston polygamous clan. Prosecutors have alleged the fraud amounted to almost $511 million, with the money going to the purchase of property in Turkey, among other things. Elden had predicted that he would be resurrected from the dead, so clan members kept his body on ice for three days, to no avail. When they arrived in Grand Junction, all three couples filled out the papers for a marriage license. Besides, the mother said, the girl needed her husbands health insurance to treat her condition. And during a recent picnic to honor the birthday of patriarch John Ortell Kingston, Order families descended on a Salt Lake Valley park, where hundreds of children of all ages blanketed the parks green expanse. Her parents placed her in what she called a repentance home, where she wasnt allowed to communicate with anyone without supervision. A few days later, the groom-to-be picked up Jessica and took her to Murray Park. In his ruling, Valdez ordered that the last names of all 10 children be legally changed to Kingston, dropping Foster, a fake last name sometimes used by their father. Finding one wasnt difficult. More troubling, during a contentious 2004 custody case that ensued when Jessica and her sister Andrea fled Daniel Kingstons household, a judge in the case reportedly was the subject of a death threat, allegedly from Kingston clan members. Supposedly, LaDonna had a dream wherein it was revealed that anyone who left The Order would be tainted by black blood. He then pinned her on a bed, the documents say, and wouldnt let her call for help. Escaping Polygamy focuses on four sisters, Jessica & Andrea Kingston (daughters of John Daniel Kingston and his 6th wife Heidi Mattingly) and Shanell & Kollene Kingston (daughters of John Daniel Kingston and his former 7th wife Shirley Hansen). The two most recent of those marriages, according to wedding certificates, occurred in April. Valdez allowed both girls to address their parents after his ruling. Now, former members say, girls who will be plural wives meaning they have only a spiritual marriage to their husband are left alone until they are 18 so laws about sex with a minor wont apply. Before the call ended, Young insisted that he didnt admit to any kind of incest or anything. When Intelligence Report inquired if Young thought there was anything wrong with first cousins getting married, Young opined that such issues were between the individuals involved and God. Due to the Kingstons convoluted genealogy, Lu Ann was both his first cousin and his aunt. Desert Tech and its rifles have been featured on Fox News, Mythbusters, Daredevil and The Blacklist, among other TV shows. He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Stephanie Mattingly is the daughter of John Daniel Kingston and Heidi Mattingly. The renunciation of polygamy is now church doctrine, and the Mormon church has a policy of excommunicating polygamists. There also is a link to a Change.org petition to have. Another is a first cousin. According to the victim, David was already. Both he and Dermen have pushed for prosecutors to accelerate the disclosure of evidence so the cases can move to trial. All of the gay people would definitely be the first to go, he said. His battles with the church arent over, How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December, Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties, First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valleys elite fueled the banks failure, SpaceX used wildlife preserve as dumping ground for space waste, lawsuit alleges, Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care. Who murdered polygamist wife and mother Carolyn Yvonne Kingston Marriages of half-sisters, first cousins, nieces and aunts are part of its religious beliefs. The Utah Attorney General's Office filed a motion today, requesting that Judge Andrew Valdez recuse himself from the case. rules, Utes seeing transfer portals impact on college gymnastics. The largest biodiesel producer in Utah, Washakie held an open house in Plymouth on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, to showcase its new production facility. Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Those two unions happened in Colorado, where its legal to marry your cousin. Kingston brothers Isaiah (left) and Jacob co-own WRE or Washakie Renewable Energy, which produces 10 milion gallons of biofuel. Daniel., That prompted Valdez to tell her, Call him Dad. The DCCS reaffirms that each individual has their free agency to choose whom and when they will marry, the statement said. Blood Cult | Southern Poverty Law Center The marriages, former followers say, can be used as a tool to keep girls in the Kingston Group, known among younger members as The Order. For their part, the brides sometimes see legal marriages as a way to avoid becoming polygamists later (and consequently being matched with a husband perhaps twice their age) or a means to escape their parents crowded households. She also is a star of "Escaping Polygamy." Matt Browning seems less sure. Another of Ortells teachings: Adolf Hitler had the right idea about creating a master race, but didnt have the Lords help, so he failed. According to church lore, Charles "Elden" Kingston founded The Order after seeing Jesus in a cave. Rolwing said some computer hard drives remain missing, though federal agents were available to recover emails and other data on a backup server. The groom wore a suit. The girl said her father ordered her into his truck and they drove north. DeRieux says she was still high school age when her father told her she needed to pray about whom to marry, get married and build The Order. Her father also started calling her mother and prodded her to pressure DeRieux to get married. Instead, she volunteered for extra shifts at the Kingston Group-run coal mine near Huntington, where she worked as a dispatcher. The young women ranged from about age 18 to 22. (Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) There are also accounts of dead babies being buried at the Holy Spot, a tree-shrouded patch of land across the street from a grade school in Bountiful, just north of Salt Lake City. Bad harm. Young declined to comment when asked if he practices polygamy. Stephanie Mattingly: "My dad did not support her in any way. Their grooms averaged 20 years and 18 days. Valdez based his decision on the girls testimony coupled with other voices, including that of half sibling Mary Ann Kingston, who was belt-whipped by Kingston in 1998. Llewellyn, John R. Polygamy Under Attack: From Tom Green to Brian David Mitchell (2004) Dan Simon & Amanda Townsend (September 7, 2007). (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) So what about polygamy? She says marriages can be used in The Order to gain or maintain favor among the parents of the brides and grooms. At age 10 she worked full time and helped support her mother. But lots of people in the sect are already descended from that family, Hansen said; thats why there are so many cousin marriages in the Kingston Group. The now-20-year-old said she and her husband have started a family of their own. However, Kingston maintained that the girl spoke with friends and family about having a relationship with him, and that the two were wed in a spiritual ceremony only after the girl and her family agreed to it. The Salt Lake Tribune, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity and contributions are tax Former 'Two by Twos' sect leader faces abuse charges, Allene and Mollie Hari found after chase leads through Carroll Co, Father's child abduction trial gets under way. Jessica as well as Snow, DeRieux and Hansen all favor raising the legal marriage age in Utah and other states to 18. Stephanie Mattingly: "I don't want to go back because I don't want to be abused anymore.". Ortell died in 1987, but his progeny continued the polygamy, the inbreeding and the marriages to young female teens that he instituted. When it comes to racist Sunday school lessons, the polygamous Kingston clan could teach the Ku Klux Klan a thing or two. John Daniel Kingston regularly subjected two of his teenage daughters to abuse and neglect, and the girls mother Heidi Foster, one of Kingstons estimated 14 wives failed to protect them, a juvenile judge ruled Thursday. For that, she would have to be legally married to him. That is one reason why we can provide this research service free of charge. (Jessicas dad and the young man had taken courses together at the University of Utah.) Young told Intelligence Report that his company has sold weapons, with the approval of the U.S. State Department, to governments in Europe and the Middle East, Saudi Arabia being one.