Escaping Polygamy

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Jorjina is one of the women Roger has helped flee the polygamist lifestyle in Colorado City, Arizona. Jorjina's polygamist marriage started when she was 18 years old, when a husband was chosen for her.

Jorjina's daughter Hilary was about to turn 14, and she feared Hilary would be married off.

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From The Oprah Winfrey Show Forced to Marry at 14: Lisa Ling's Special Report on Polygamy Continues

Published on May 29, 2008

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