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Polygamy Hubby Tallies 21 Wives

And 36 children

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 6, 2008 6:18 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A husband in the Texas polygamist ranch where children were seized to protect them from suspected child abuse has 36 kids and 21 wives—with the youngest 43 years his junior, reports CNN. The information on the 67-year-old member—whose youngest child is 6 months old—is included on a "bishop's list" of families kept by the sect. The "bishop" is believed to be leader Warren Jeffs, serving time as an accomplice to child rape.

A sect member heads for a residential cabin on the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas.
A sect member heads for a residential cabin on the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Sect members climb aboard bus after children were seized to protect them fromsuspected child abuse.
Sect members climb aboard bus after children were seized to protect them fromsuspected child abuse.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Sect members prepare to meet the press at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Texas. This number of women represents fewer than half the number of wives claimed by a one 67-year-old man at the ranch.
Sect members prepare to meet the press at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Texas. This number of women represents fewer than half the number of wives claimed by a one 67-year-old man at the ranch.   (AP Photo)
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