Secrets of Polygamy Season 1 Episode 6 - Abuse of Power

Airdate: 2024-Feb-12

Episode summary:

Leaders in the polygamous sect known as the Order have incredible power over their members. Unfortunately, this power is often used irresponsibly and many women in the sect suffer as a result. Lu Ann Kingston, founder of Hope After Polygamy, meets with two other brave survivors: a woman who left at 18 after years of sexual abuse and mistreatment and a woman who was beaten by her father and forced to marry her uncle. Meanwhile Matt sits down with a clinical psychologist who has helped people leaving polygamous groups heal from trauma.

About Secrets of Polygamy series:

Secrets of Polygamy delves into the worlds of extreme polygamist groups and explores how the power held by Prophet Warren Jeffs, who is currently s...Show more >