Son of imprisoned polygamist sent to jail

Salt Lake Tribune July 11, 2007

WEST JORDAN - A judge sentenced the son of an imprisoned Utah polygamist to 180 days in jail Tuesday for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

William Green, 19, must avoid pornography, stay out of Internet chat rooms and pay a $500 fine, 3rd District Judge Royal Hansen said. He met the victim on MySpace, a Web site.

''He's a remorseful kid,'' his attorney, David Leavitt, said. ''He's married and has full-time work. I think you'll see this is a blip on the radar screen.''

Green was charged with rape but pleaded guilty in May to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.

His father, Tom Green, 58, went to prison in 2001 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl when he was 37. The girl was the first of five wives.

Tom Green was also convicted of four counts of bigamy and with criminal non-support for the thousands of dollars in state payments made to support his 32 children.

He is scheduled to be released Aug. 7.

Leavitt prosecuted Tom Green when he was Juab County attorney. He said William Green was a victim, growing up in an environment where there was no sensitivity to age-appropriate sex.

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