Kingston: A mysterious American faction of polygamy in which the women's sole function is to produce children
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| Kingston; A Strange American Group of Polygamy |
Blacklyn
was sixteen years old only when she was enforced to marry her cousin Travis in
2020. She was pregnant shortly after.
They
were not sanctioned to make any choices about their own lives. Her purpose in
life was only to enrich the 'pure Kingston blood' and obey the orders of her
husband who was eleven years older than her.
Sometimes
she woke up in the middle of the night to find her husband having sex, but she
could not protest. In the Kingston cult, observance with male sexual desires
was considered essential and was not considered rape even if it was done
without the woman's permission.
But
when Blakelin discovered that her husband had also made their child a sex toy,
she began to look for an escape route.
Blacklin,
whose real identity has been withheld, had 4 wives at the time of his father's
marriage.
His
father and father-in-law were among the 'Seven Brothers' who led the Kingston
Sect in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is a sect of the Mormon Church in which
polygamy and family marriages are common.
The
religious group was sued in September by 10 people, including Blacklin, declaring
they were forced to have sex by blood relatives.
They
say they were trained from childhood with corporal punishment and forced labor,
including unpaid work in cult companies. They have also accused the sect of
betraying the state, which the sect calls 'animal bloodshed'.
Origins
of the Kingston Sect
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| The Mormon Sect Abolished the Practice of Polygamy |
The
founder of the sect was Charles Kingston, who belonged to the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints or Mormons in Salt Lake City, who expelled him in
1929 for polygamy.
The
Mormon sect had abolished the practice of polygamy by the end of the 19th
century. This was due to the US State's requirement for Utah statehood to end
polygamy.
Six
years later, Kingston's son, Alden, established his own separate church with
its own set of rules.
The
Kingston group, whose adherents call it 'The Order', denies the allegations.
The
official name of the Kingston denomination is the Daviess County Cooperative
Society and their religious denomination is the Church of Christ of Latter
Days.
At
the top of this cult system is a person holding the position of 'prophet' who
is stipulated to be of 'pure Kingston blood' with a direct lineage to Christ.
Since
1987, the position has been held by Paul Alden Kingston, Charles Kingston's
grandson and Alden's nephew. He is believed to have had 34 marriages with 500
children. All decisions in the sect are subject to their will.
Laws
of Sect
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| Polygamy Members Restricted to Obey the Orders of The Superiors |
All
members of the sect must obey the order of their superior, even if it is wrong,
immoral or a criminal act. The sect believes that government laws do not apply
to them.
Alden
Kingston's interpretation of a passage from the Bible is presented in support
of this.
In
this sect there are 'seven brothers' below the post of 'prophet'. After them
are the 'numbered men' who have the highest rank in the sect, followed by the
rest of the men and after them the women and children.
Women
in this sect are forced into marriage. Often this happens at a young age and
the husband chosen for them is a close relative such as a brother, cousin or
uncle.
Men
can have more than one wife, but women are not allowed to do so. However, it is
mandatory for a woman to get married so that she can have as many children as
possible even if it is against her will. Its purpose is to increase the number
of members of the sect. Miscarriage of a woman is considered a sin and is
punished.
Those
who have filed a case against the sect say that one of the aims is to prevent
women from escaping when they have children at a young age.
The
sect has also been accused of using children as forced labor in companies.
These businesses include stores, supermarkets, farms and schools. In the past,
the sect also owned a mining and energy company that was accused of a $500
million fraud in a lawsuit two years ago.
The
sect uses its own currency internally and members are not allowed to use
dollars.
Due
to secrecy in this sect, the total number of its members is unknown, but
according to estimates, its number of members is around 5,000 to 10,000.
Polygamy
The
practice of polygamy in the United States also exists among other groups that
broke away from the Mormons besides the Kingston.
In
2011, Warren Jeffs, a leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, was convicted of child sexual abuse.
Ten
years earlier, Utah Mormon missionary Tom Green, who had five wives and 35
children, was also convicted.
In
Utah, polygamy was punishable by five years in prison, but in 2020, the
Republican-dominated US Congress abolished the penalty, making it a felony like
a traffic ticket.
Privacy
In
Kingston rules it is not considered good to approach people outside the sect
and to answer a stranger's questions.
According
to the sect, it is important that the outside world has minimal knowledge of
the inner life. Secrecy was maintained to such an extent that wedding cards
were even printed by the cult's own company, according to a person who filed a
lawsuit against the cult.
After
marriage in the sect, the names of the couple were also changed in the
documents to avoid any kind of investigation.
It
also happened that when a child was born, the father's name was not on the
certificate and at the time of registration, the mother lied that she did not
know the father of the child or said that he had left.
The
complaint against the sect said it was common practice for the sect not to
include the parents' names on the children's certificates in order to avoid
ambiguity and to avoid criminal prosecution for early marriages or
consanguineous sex.
It
should be noted that the group has been in the eye of the law for 25 years and
several of its members have been convicted of fraud, money laundering and sex
crimes in the past.
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