Polygamy's Rape of Rachael Strong: Protected Environment for Predators

John R. Llewellyn

Agreka Books, 2006 - Law - 153 pages

Rachael Strong was raped:
By her polygamist prophet stepfather forty-five years her senior who claims he was only living his religion.
By a published doctrine that warns: submit or be destroyed by God.
By a Utah movement to decriminalize polygamy.
By the new "political correctness."
Was it incest? Was it rape? Was it extortion? Some call it simply a religious choice Rachael made.
In 2006, the State of Utah is enacting policies that appear to be decriminalizing polygamy, and non-profit victims advocate Tapestry Against Polygamy has been asked not to use politically incorrect words like "victim" or "escape" or "brainwashed" or "cult."
When well-educated, fashionably-dressed, articulate pro-polygamy women living comfortably as independents appeal to the public, and court the Attorney General, explaining how civilized polygamy really is after years of hearing about group-controlled polygamist women being downtrodden, poorly dressed, poorly educated, and ruled by their husbands people pay attention.
Freedom of Religion is now headed to the Supreme Court. Will they consider the difference between "free-will" plural marriage and the human rights violations of "religious-coercive" polygamy?
This book documents a recent case history of a Mormon Fundamentalist polygamist, who is a ruthless sexual predator. And he is not being prosecuted.

Contents

• Foreword: 7
• Introduction: 13
• Rachaels Mother Tells the Story: 23
• Decriminalize Polygamy?: 32
• Trusting Vibrant Rachael: 40
• Tapestry Talks About Utahs: 55
• A Frustrated Attempt to Seek Justice: 62
• An Expendable Casualty: 71
• A Look at Doctrine Covenants 132: 80
• Losing Your Husband to Polygamy: 90
• Is Breaking Down Barriers Working?: 98
• Conclusion: 113
• Tapestry Against Polygamy Profile: 129
• Stop Polygamy in Canada Profile: 134
• Principle Voices Profile: 136
• Attorney General and The Primer Profile: 139
• Bibliography Other Books of Interest: 143
• About the Author: 147

About the author

John R. Llewellyn, retired Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lieutenant, specialized in sex crime investigation that included polygamy complaints. He compiled an intelligence file on mass murderer Ervil LeBaron, who in 1977 ordered the death of Dr. Rulon C. Allred, leader of Utah's second largest polygamist group.. Johns fact-based novel Murder of a Prophet is a chronicle of a violent plot by one prophet to unite all polygamists and topple the Mormon Church. Using a paradigm of the Allred murder, it takes the reader through a factual and fascinating exposeì of the dark side of Utah polygamist cults. A Teenagers Tears: When Parents Convert to Polygamy is a tender, emotionally-charged and moving story that pulls the reader into that world. In order to best combat and understand the polygamist, deputy Llewellyn studied Mormon doctrine and was converted to Mormonism, and then Mormon Fundamentalism. Impressed with the integrity, virtue and undaunted conviction of many of the polygamists, after his retirement Llewellyn became a member of Apostolic United Brethren. However, when the leadership of Apostolic United Brethren re-postured, claiming "all" the priesthood keys and pretending they were the sole conduit to a celestial exaltation, Llewellyn took a second look at the fundamentalist belief structure and summarily disassociated himself. Llewellyn, now a muckraker and freelance writer, is recognized as an expert on Mormon Fundamentalism and polygamy. He is also the lead investigator in a lawsuit against polygamist James D. Harmston and his True and Living Church, headquartered at Manti, Utah, as well as a consultant for the Attorney General's Office. John Llewellyn is uniquely qualified as a polygamy expert and can speak to the issues in a way no one else can. He is highly articulate and thoroughly knowledgeable about law enforcement polygamy strategies, government attitudes, and the vast issues inside and outside of polygamy. He knows all the leaders of polygamy groups, many of their members, and a multitude of polygamists who live outside a group. He is available for interviews by TV and the Press. John R. Llewellyn has appeared on ABC Primetime, The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Fox News Channel's The Edge with Paula Zahn, MSNBC, Inside Edition, and Good Morning America.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Polygamy's Rape of Rachael Strong: Protected Environment for Predators
• Author: John R. Llewellyn
• Publisher: Agreka Books, 2006
• ISBN: 0977707210, 9780977707218
• Length: 153 pages
• Subjects: Law / Constitutional; Religion / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon); Religion / Religion, Politics & State; Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies; Social Science / Gender Studies; Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family