National Politics Former sect leader found guilty of polygamy in Canada case By News Desk Posted on July 24, 2017 1 min read 0 0 1,160 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr A Canadian court on Monday found a former leader of a breakaway religious sect guilty of practicing polygamy, after a decades-long attempt to prosecute members of the group, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said. Winston Blackmore, a former bishop of the breakaway Mormon community of Bountiful in southeastern British Columbia, was found guilty by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge of one count of polygamy. Justice Sheri Ann Donegan had not yet given her finding on Blackmore’s co-accused, James Oler, another former leader of the sect, who also faced one count of polygamy.
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