stolen innocence stolen innocence story growing sect teenage bride breaking free autobiography american author detailing childhood subsequent later life outside church published company wall born family salt_lake_city grew attending run describes living situation tense relations complicated mother reassigned marry man utah leaders orchestrated marriage wall year old cousin arrangement claims opposed year marriage allegedly abused sexually psychologically wall eventually began affair year old member later persuaded leave church press charges prophet performed wedding ceremony stolen innocence sold reaching number new_york_times bestseller list received mixed reviews critics interested story criticized wall writing style optioned film rights shortly publication discussed possibly creating movie adaption book background wall born salt_lake_city utah july douglas wall members split mainstream following decision outlaw early 20th century wall family practiced second wives typical wall parents produced large number children children total female members wore long pioneer style dresses styled hair traditional mandated covered form wrist ankle right neck makeup permitted wall children grew attending owned run church leader community read book morning matter age expected attend notes said wall religious education child society hung word remember believing consume later referred education major crisis wall early life occurred mother reassigned marry man fred wall mother sisters moved year new family particularly large children required eat meals shifts compared experience starting new school terms aspects life accustomed time brothers sisters left expelled church leader arranged year old wall marry year old cousin wall stated despised cousin asked given time possible husband stepfather mother older sister supportive marriage encouraged wedding dress organizing honeymoon married nevada previously insisted wedding forward performed ceremony wall describes marriage traumatic frequent recounts receive sex education school result unable understand husband advances marriage cousin fell apart began spend nights sleeping truck point met member wall began affair year old encouraged leave church affair eventually uncovered pregnant marriage wall left married having children wall pressed charges fbi wanted list arrested august year travelling nevada red found contain cash mobile phones computers police stack credit cards female blonde wall referred later asked published september convicted counts accomplice rape writing january publishers confirmed wall writing tell memoir scheduled released april year chose use people appear book kept names members church book provided background wall life inside focused marriage portrayed odd discussed opinions difficulties caused early childhood asked audition act ghost writer wall pulitzer describes official cult gal enjoys writing escape stories able subjects work comfortable process called women mother said come blended family understand complicated relations wall attorney commented going great book told story told little pieces attorneys dismayed decision publish book conclusion court case believing hinder clients receiving fair trial subsequent events raid state authorities raided texas april authorities received number phone calls adult colorado resident falsely claimed year old victim physical sexual abuse named sarah living ranch subsequent reports stated repeatedly posed child victim girl matching sarah description found authorities rounded members church subsequently children boys girls separated parents transported military facility inadequate food bathing facilities little privacy people basic dignity determined evidence children danger suffering abuse hands returned ranch wall participated raid texas officials people publicly defended state actions saying reason fear girls married having children way young age reason fear children dangerous place doesn mean mothers don love children doesn mean don want good mothers means reasons texas legal proceedings prison life tumultuous utah suffered infected knees resulted praying days end solitary confinement attempted commit suicide hanging point august went head walls cell taken hospital helicopter july conviction accomplice wall rape overturned instructions given erroneous state authorities considered utah matter complicated wall accused key piece evidence trial wall attorneys medical records proof proof intimacy marriage defense attorney interviewed wall time november alleged wall requested recreate detailed records find wall attorneys responded replied questions phone convicted texas sexual assault charges unrelated wall case sentenced life prison plus years years old earliest time released prison utah decided drop wall cousin husband charged degree rape conviction rape charges later dropped favor entering plea bargain charge engaging sexual relations minor result serve days prison years probation pay fines wall pleased outcomes commented good day grateful lawsuit wall filed dollar lawsuit expressed intention assist members leaving community suit ongoing years filed counter lawsuit response charging wall family responsible marriage june offered settle suit land family lives properties reception stolen innocence reached number new_york_times best seller list copies confirmed printed march critically received mixed reactions new_york_times found story creepy moving wrote coming heels raid compound wall story couldn timely descriptions sect shocking fascinating immensely author struggle reconcile longing happiness terror consequences houston_chronicle felt book long narrative proceeded slow pace critical reconstructed conversations appear book describing sounding contrived film film rights optioned agreed collaborate creation film adaption book said excited helping bring amazing timely story screen
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