Two members of polygamous sect sentenced to jail terms
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A former husband and wife from the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., are going to jail for taking a 13-year-old girl into the United States to marry the now-imprisoned leader of their sect
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Brandon Blackmore to a year in jail, while his ex-wife, Gail Blackmore, has been handed a term of seven months.
Both have been ordered to serve 18 months’ probation.
The pair were found guilty in February of the charge of taking a child under the age of 16 out of Canada for sexual purposes.