Episode 72 | This 12 Year Old Bride Cannot Escape Her Husband - The Jaden Jeffs Podcast | Lyssna här

Jaden Jeffs recounts how Claire, a happy 23-year-old in a small rural community, married a widely respected 40-year-old preacher who increasingly controlled her by forcing separations from her children and repeatedly sending her away while her father supported him. As the preacher began fleeing police, Claire, her children, and her 12-year-old sister Elsie were moved around, and Elsie was even placed in the preacher’s home. After the preacher was arrested, Claire was kept believing he would return, until her children later discovered he was imprisoned for life and that Claire’s father had been arrested after authorities found evidence he had performed a “spiritual” marriage ceremony marrying Elsie to the preacher. Jaden reveals this is his family story: Claire is his mother Monica, the preacher is his father Warren Jeffs, and Elsie remains loyal, still waiting for him.

00:23 Claire Country Life

02:47 Falling For Preacher

05:31 Marriage And Kids

06:15 Isolation And Control

11:09 Elsie Moves In

13:55 On The Run

15:18 Prison And Confusion

18:19 Truth Comes Out

19:40 Kids Investigate

21:13 Family Reveal

23:23 Closing Question

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