Two Canadian men found guilty of polygamy will serve a total of nine months collectively of house arrest and will also face 12 months of probation each, according to a Fox News report.  James Oler, 53, was found guilty of having five wives and sentenced to three months of house arrest, 75 hours of community service and a year of probation, according to the report.

Winston Blackmore, 61, was found guilty last year of having twenty-four wives and sentenced to six months of house arrest, 150 hours of community service and a year of probation, according to the report. The sentencing came Tuesday, according to the report. Both of these men are leaders of a fundamentalist group at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who believe in multiple marriages, according to the report. READ MORE


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