MrRant 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- A member of Utah's polygamous Kingston clan was sentenced Monday to a year in prison for taking a 15-year-old cousin -- who was also his aunt -- as his wife. Jeremy Ortell Kingston pleaded guilty to incest in an arrangement with prosecutors. The felony charge will be reduced to a misdemeanor if Kingston successfully completes three years' probation. Kingston was 24 when he took LuAnn Kingston as his fourth wife in 1995. Family members say he has at least 17 children. At a hearing in October, Kingston told the judge: "I had a relationship, a sexual relationship, with LuAnn for about four years. That relationship ended about four years ago." After Monday's sentencing, Luann Kingston told reporters: "I was glad that they saw through all of his save-face comments." LuAnn Kingston left her marriage in 2000, taking with her their two daughters. She said she went to police hoping to set an example for other polygamous wives. The Kingston clan, also known as the Latter Day Church of Christ, includes an estimated 1,200 members. The secretive group has amassed a $150 million business empire, running Utah companies that include pawn shops, restaurant supply stores and dairies. The clan is not part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which practiced polygamy widely until the 1890s, when church leaders renounced it as a condition for Utah statehood. Polygamists are now excommunicated from the Mormon church. Last year, Jeremy Kingston's uncle, David Ortell Kingston, was released from prison after serving four years for committing incest with a 16-year-old niece. http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/26/utah.polygamy.ap/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Dubya 04 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 How is his cousin also his aunt? They should really explain that a bit more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 Seriously, I need to see a family tree for this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firestarter 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 Ditto BX. I've been trying to figure it out for two days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Der Kommissar 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 I'd assume it would be because his grandfather married the sister of either his father or mother, and they had the child. At least that's the only way that makes any sense to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2004 Wait....NOW Utah has a problem with this? A little late guys, a little late. Like he's the first person in that state to marry his cousin who is also his aunt.....wait, what??!?!?! If it wasn't for my horse, if it wasn't for my horse, if it wasn't for my horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hunger4unger Report post Posted January 27, 2004 I've only read the thread title and none of the posts. I'm guessing Texas or Utah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 I just don't see how your cousin is your also your aunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 Its hard, but i know some one that had an aunt who is younger than him. I'm gonna use letters here. X is 24 Years old Y is 17 Years old Basically the grand parents (who were still young probably) had another kid, while their other son/daughter was pretty old, and had their own family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 Ditto BX. I've been trying to figure it out for two days. dont fry your brain on this one, friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ced 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 I think Will Scarlet got it, but here's the simplest family tree I could draw up for this scenario. His Cousin = Mom's Sister's Child. Check. His Aunt = Mom's Sister. Half-sister, technically, but check. Utah ancestry charts must be fun to plot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 Thats about what I figured. Utah family trees are more like familt shruberies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 Hahahahaha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Frank_Nabbit Report post Posted January 28, 2004 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Joseph 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 you know... that's pretty tasteless... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 you know... that's pretty tasteless... That's why we love it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 OK, so here's what I don't understand. The guy is arrested and convicted for incest, and his aunt/cousin/wife says that "she went to police hoping to set an example for other polygamous wives"? Does that even make any sense? And if so, since she was the FOURTH wife, what kind of example was she setting before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 I really don't know what to say to this. Just Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2004 OK, so here's what I don't understand. The guy is arrested and convicted for incest, and his aunt/cousin/wife says that "she went to police hoping to set an example for other polygamous wives"? Does that even make any sense? And if so, since she was the FOURTH wife, what kind of example was she setting before? The truth is he never put the toilet seat lid down and she couldn't take it anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lomasmoney 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2004 I have an aunt that is a year older than me and an uncle that is three months younger than me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Internet Warfare 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2004 I LOVE IT~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
