Winston Blackmore
Criminal polygamy charges against B.C. religious leaders Winston Blackmore and Jim Oler have been thrown out.Former attorney-general Wally Oppal did not have authority to appoint a second special prosecutor to the decades-long case after the first one declined to proceed, Justice Sunni Stromberg-Stein ruled.
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Winston Blackmore says charges of polygamy against him have not undermined his authority to offer advice on moral issues.
The Globe and Mail earlier this week reported that Mr. Blackmore was offering online advice to women in abusive relationships.
Nancy Mereska, who has campaigned against polygamy, was startled by Mr. Blackmore offering moral advice. All polygamous relationships are abusive, she said in an interview with The Globe and Mail
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As a result, prominent polygamist Winston Blackmore and his family could receive more than $10,000 this month from the B.C. government in so-called dividend cheques.
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Winston Blackmore, who openly admits to having numerous wives and dozens of children, said parents at Bountiful protect their children from abuse.But he declined to discuss allegations that older men in his community marry teenaged girls – a violation of statutory rape laws – while other girls are sent to sister polygamous groups in the United States to marry older men there.
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