Yes, you can easily cancel or upgrade your pledge at any time. Survivors of Utah's Kingston clan sue for a slew of crimes against As a result, Jacob "was really nervous about doing anything because he didn't want to go to prison," Julianna says. The series was produced by R.B. Ferrer asked Mary Nelson, holding a photo of her parent's family. "Neither one of us wanted the marriage; it was just what we were supposed to do.". The action you just performed triggered the security solution. "I don't have kids, I'm not married I'm going to treat myself," she says. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. Known to insiders as the Order, the Kingston Clan, which is headquartered in Utah, is lead by Paul Elden Kingston, son of the late John Ortell Kingstonwho, in addition to being one of the. Although the mainstream Mormon church abandoned polygamy over 100 years ago, many splinter groups across Utah still practice plural marriage. "It makes me question if people really are my friend, if people really want me to be around them, because my whole life I was such a burden to everyone else. Escaping Polygamy - Wikipedia A young woman from a polygamous and incestuous breakaway Mormon sect is speaking out for the first time after she exposed what the government alleges is a multimillion-dollar fraud, ripping off taxpayers. ", First published on May 31, 2019 / 8:35 AM. "So, it began with just like cars parked down the street right, just watching us," Bryan Nelson explained. Val says that his mom, Shirley, had already known her eldest son was gay; they had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy. While documentaries about polygamous abuses tend to dominate this group of films, there are also some newly emerging ones that showcase a new face of polygamy: the modern-day polygamists that aim to avoid the clear horrors that exist in the most notorious polygamous cults. "I knew for a long time that I was going to leave.". Mary might never have become a whistleblower if she hadn't met Bryan Nelson, a fellow student at Salt Lake Community College who helped her escape the clan after she says she was ordered to marry her 17-year-old cousin. And the way it enters their lives is just yet another bizarre example of the unwavering faith or brainwashing this cult shows towards its leader. Watch Escaping Polygamy Full Episodes, Video & More | Lifetime One group is the Kingston Clan, known as The Order. is one of the newest documentaries about polygamy available on Netflix, featuring a rarely seen side of polygamy the modern-day plural family. But as soon as Julianna turned 18, Jacob began trying to get his youngest wife pregnant. The raids were part of an investigation into an alleged money-laundering scheme funding lavish lifestyles of some prominent Kingstons, from mansions to exotic cars, while other members live near the poverty line.