Escaping The Prophet
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| First episode date | January 7, 2014 |
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| Networks | TLC |
| Languages | English |
| Feb 11, 2014 | |
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| ID | 1293538 |
About Escaping The Prophet
Flora Jessop was a member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints until the age of 16. In the 2009 book `Church of Lies', Jessop describes enduring years of extreme physical, mental, and sexual abuse in the religious group, and now she helps other FLDS followers flee a sect dominated by extreme beliefs, behaviours and alleged criminal activities. `Escaping the Prophet' documents Jessop's work with law enforcement, the Attorney General of Arizona, and a network of inside informants to help rescue runaways and extract victims within the FLDS community, as well as to help empower families who chose to stay. …
