DENVER — The Latest on a child-labour case linked to a polygamous group (all times local):12:10 p.m.Lawyers for a Utah contractor with ties to a polygamous group were in court challenging a judge’s finding that the company put nearly 200 children to work picking pecans for long hours in the cold, without pay. Court documents state the children were also sometimes deprived of water breaks and bathroom breaks. —-10:38 a.m.A Utah contractor with ties to a polygamous group is appealing a judge’s finding that they put nearly 200 children to work picking pecans for long hours in the cold without pay. Lawyers for Paragon Contractors are set to appear before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on Monday. Prosecutors also say the company changed its name and put children to work again in 2015 and 2016.

Source: National Post November 13, 2017 19:18 UTC