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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018, file photo, shows Samuel Shaffer during a court hearing in Cedar City, Utah. Shaffer, a self-styled Utah prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday will serve at least 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges. (James Dobson/The Spectrum via AP, Pool)

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Iron County Sheriff's office shows Samuel Shaffer. Shaffer., a onetime self-styled Utah prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday, is pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges after police raided his group's remote desert compound. The Spectrum newspaper reports Samuel Shaffer faces at least 25 years in prison after agreeing to the Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, plea deal in Iron County, where prosecutors said he abused an 8-year-old girl related to a group member. (Iron County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

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