ABC’s 20/20 will give updates on what life has been like for some former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) since distancing themselves from the polygamist family. 20/20 will tell the stories of three individuals, Sabrina Broadbent, Charlene Jeffs, and Ron Rohbock.
According to ABC News , Charlene Jeffs, one of Warren Jeffs’ wives, left the organization and fought to get her underage children out of the polygamist home. She discusses how she was allowed to have a short supervised visit with her children, but one of the children became distant. She believed that her kids still loved her but were confused about whether they should have contact with her. She now has custody of two of the children.
Sabrina Broadbent fought hard to get custody of her four children when she left the organization several years ago. Finally, she was awarded custody but had to fight for them during an infamous standoff that lasted 15 hours, according to a previous Inquisitr report. Once the children were home with her, she said the real fight began.
Ron Rohbock hasn’t seen one of his daughters in 12 years since he was booted from the FDLS church. He was told that his daughter was living in a trailer in sub-par conditions as a punishment because she needed to repent for her sins. The FBI is keeping tabs on what is going on with her. Rohbock hopes to see her soon.
The topic of polygamist families, sister wives, and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) has been the subject of many books, daytime talk shows, documentaries, and several movies. Here are a few.
Outlaw Phrophet: Warren Jeffs debuted on Lifetime television on Saturday, June 28, 2014. The true-story movie was based on When Men Become Gods, written by Stephen Singular.
In God’s Country is a 2007 movie that is based on the story of Carolyn and Merril Jessop.
The movie Escape From Polygamy premiered on Lifetime TV on August 24, 2013. It was based on true stories told by Susan Ray Schmidt, Rena Chynawith and Irene Spence about their time as sister wives in the polygamous sect run by Ervil Lebaron.
Hear the stories of Sabrina Broadbent, Ron Rohbock an Charlene Jeffs tonight on ABC 20/20 at 10/9c. The tease description is below.
“Sabrina’s children struggle to accept life in the outside world after she removed them from the FLDS community.(0 An inside look at the polygamist community of the FLDS church, including the stories of three parents in their quest to extract their children from what they see as a life of hardship and servitude.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roXKatqQZNI