Blackmore is accused of marrying 24 women and is standing trial alongside former leader James Oler, who an indictment says has four wives. Each is charged with one count of polygamy at the trial. Records obtained in Texas raidMarriage records presented in court Wednesday were obtained in 2008 when police raided the church's Yearning for Zion Ranch in Texas. Nick Hanna, a Texas Ranger involved in seizing more than 700 boxes of evidence from the ranch, presented the marriage records in court. The judge-alone trial is expected to last at least two weeks and include testimony from Blackmore's first wife, who is also Oler's sister.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2017 00:22 UTC