According to KARE 11 reporters Steve Eckert and A.J. Lagoe, Fundamental Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) member Seth Jeffs will be returning to the court next month in Utah to face charges of failing to pay court-ordered child support.
Seth is the brother of the disgraced polygamist and prophet Warren Steed Jeffs, the president of the FLDS Church who is serving life in prison after he was convicted of two felony counts of child sexual assault.
As the “Managing Member” of Emerald Industries LLC, Seth purchased 40 acres of land in the county with the intention of building a 5,760-square-foot pole barn complete with living quarters on the west side of the Pike Lake Road.
In addition to the current charges, Seth was also convicted in 2006 of harboring or concealing his brother Warren and in 2016 he pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud.
The case against Seth is scheduled for July 12 in District Court in Washington County, Utah.
According to the complaint, Seth had not paid child support or communicated with his son since 2012, when the child’s mother decided to leave the FLDS church.
Earlier this month the county placed a temporary cease and desist order on Jeffs asking him to halt construction on his 40-acre Pike Lake property after they noted 13 violations to his permit.
The order came from Cook County Land Services after they conducted a site visit to the property.
On Wednesday, June 19 Cook County Land Commissioner Tim Nelson said, “The cease and desist is still in place regarding any further development of the property, however there are corrective actions that Mr. Jeffs does need to perform in order to bring the property back into compliance, so there will be some work continuing on the property from time to time, but our staff is working with Mr. Jeffs to ensure that any of the earth work that is being completed is in conformance with the cease and desist order.”If the Utah court rules in Seth’s ex-wife’s favor, according to the state’s webpage, Utah courts “may also find a party in contempt of court and order the party to pay a fine or serve time in jail.”
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