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Polygamous Mormon Church Allowed to Keep Its Police Force

CHURCH IN STATE

The Marshal’s Office was accused of discriminating against non-believers and ignoring church members’ marriages to underage girls.

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An inter-state police force that serves a polygamous fundamentalist Mormon community won’t be required to disband—despite alleged discrimination against nonbelievers, surveillance of dissidents, and facilitation of child abuse.

Instead, officers in the Colorado City Marshal’s Office will be required to attend annual training sessions to ensure they comply with federal laws...

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