Jury Begins Deliberations in Warren Jeff's Trial

The jury panel deliberated for 2 hours in their initial session. They will resume deliberations Monday morning.

The prosecutor argued that the only reason the teenager had sex with her cousin is because her “prophet” Jeffs commanded her to do so.

Jeffs’ defense lawyer argued that the accuser is far from a victim and is really pursuing this case so that she can file an eventual civil lawsuit and get a large monetary return.

Jeffs’ faces five years to life in prison on two counts of rape as an accomplice.

The accuser’s ex-husband Allen Steed testified in the trial that his religion did not condone the use of force and that his ex-wife, in fact, initiated their first sexual encounter.

“They prosecuted Warren Jeffs for rape because he is the leader of a religious group that the state does not approve of” his defense lawyer stated in the closing arguments.