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Wednesday February 25, 2004

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Self-proclaimed prophet sentenced to two life terms plus 62 years

SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Self-proclaimed prophet Allen Harrod was sentenced to two life terms in prison plus 62 years for molesting four children -- three of them his own.

Saturday February 14, 2004

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Couple faces federal charges

Self-proclaimed religious prophet Allen Harrod has been indicted in federal court along with his wife on nine counts of transporting children across state lines to engage unlawful sexual conduct.

Saturday January 24, 2004

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Couple guilty of sex abuse

Jury convicts Folsom pair of ritualistic crimes against their own children.

Wednesday January 21, 2004

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Jury starts deliberating child molestation case

A self-designated prophet faces charges involving three kids.

Wednesday January 7, 2004

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Ritual-molestation claims are false, defense says

Dismissing as "fabrications" the testimony of children who described being ritually molested by a self-proclaimed religious prophet, attorneys for Allen Harrod and Irene Hunt launched their defense Monday, six weeks after the testimony began.

Wednesday December 3, 2003

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Folsom couple’s sex trial begins

A self-proclaimed prophet is accused of molesting his kids in a 'religious' ritual.

Tuesday September 23, 2003

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Couple deny child sex abuse

A Texas couple accused of sexually abusing their children in the name of religion pleaded not guilty Monday in Sacramento to federal charges of interstate transportation of minors for unlawful purposes.

Saturday September 20, 2003

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Former Fort Worth couple indicted in child sex case

A former Fort Worth couple who lived a discreet life has been indicted by federal authorities in California, accused of procuring children to be sexually abused by the leader of a religious sect who prescribed sex with minors as a rite of passage.

Monday September 15, 2003

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Officials say Iowa couple aided ritual child abuse

Fort Madison, Ia. - Neighbors had suspicions about the family living in the two-story rental house here, the one with the blinds shut tight and cardboard over the diamond-shaped window on the front door.

Sunday August 31, 2003

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Texas couple indicted in ritual child-abuse

A Texas couple who allegedly molested their own children for more than a decade under the guise of religious ceremony were indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Sacramento.

Friday August 29, 2003

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Texas couple held in ritual sex abuse

A Texas couple who allegedly were disciples of the self-proclaimed religious prophet facing a Sacramento child molestation trial next month have been arrested on federal charges of molesting his children and their own, according to sources and documents filed in federal court.

Friday August 22, 2003

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Alleged molester must undergo sanity testing

A judge on Wednesday temporarily suspended the molestation case against Allen Harrod, a self-proclaimed religious prophet accused of ritualistically abusing his own children over more than two decades, after Harrod's own attorney questioned his sanity and competence to stand trial.

Friday April 4, 2003

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Mormon ‘prophet’ charged with rape, molestation

Historians say the allegations of child abuse are surprising