Though he was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list and, eventually, captured and sentenced to life in prison, Warren Jeffs continues to prey on the FLDS community in absentia, his power largely unchecked and unchallenged to this very day. Prophet's Prey Available on Prime Video, Hulu, Showtime Anytime, Paramount+, SHOWTIME, Showtime Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by their former leader, Warren Jeffs. From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the maniacal prophet of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church. Even before he officially took over the FLDS, he was covertly molesting and raping children, intimidating them into silence by threatening them with expulsion and perdition. When Warren Jeffs assumed leadership of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints in 2002, he brought his dictatorial and. Naming himself president, he ruled the FLDS as a private kingdom, limiting members' access to the outside world, tithing all earnings, favoring and expelling members according to whim, marrying most of his father's wives and adding additional wives, some of whom were underage. PROPHETS PREY is a unique and intricate look inside the world of one of the largest cults currently operating in the United States, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). When Jeffs' father, Rulon, died in 2002, his son greatly expanded his control over the congregation, which reportedly consists of as many as ten thousand members in several states and is said to be worth more than one hundred million dollars. Berg's focus is the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamous, unsanctioned offshoot of the Mormon Church run by the tyrannical, self-proclaimed prophet, Warren Jeffs. A definitive look at the life and battles of the pastoral prodigy turned elder media statesman, the Reverend Al Sharpton. The documentary, which debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is set against the deceptively bucolic scenery of the American heartland. Prophet's Prey, the new film from Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg ( Deliver Us from Evil) continues her trenchant investigation of patriarchal abuse couched under the protective guise of religion, and the systemic flaws in our criminal justice system.
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