State v. David O. Kingston (2002)
A Utah appellate court affirmed convictions for incest and unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old. This is a judgment concerning this defendant.
↗ READ SOURCE: 2002 UT App 103NOT THE RUMOR MILLTHE DOCKET.
THE DOCKET.
RECEIPTS, PLEASE.
The one rule: never let an allegation sneak into the “proven” column. Search the filings and reporting, and check what kind of source you are reading.
CASE FILE FINDER / INTERACTIVEFILTER THE
FILTER THE
RECEIPTS.
These are curated summaries with direct links, not a live case docket. Filing statuses should be rechecked before publication.
10 FILES ON THE BOARDBiofuel fraud sentencing (2023)
DOJ announced prison sentences for Jacob, Isaiah, Rachel and Sally Kingston and Lev Aslan Dermen in a biofuel tax fraud scheme. No conviction is imputed to other members.
↗ READ SOURCE: Department of JusticeGrant v. Kingston, civil claims
Former members filed civil complaints alleging sex trafficking, forced marriages, and other abuse connected to the Order. The claims are allegations; this page does not assert a verdict in that litigation.
↗ READ SOURCE: Salt Lake TribuneNichols v. Kingston, civil claims
KSL reported a 2025 lawsuit alleging a woman was coerced into marriage with her uncle at age 16. These remain complaint allegations, not an adjudication here.
↗ READ SOURCE: KSL NewsKingston v. Kingston (2022)
The Utah Supreme Court held that a restriction on a parent discussing religion was not narrowly tailored and remanded. It is important to report the ruling accurately, including its protection of speech.
↗ READ SOURCE: 2022 UT 432018 reporting on young brides
Salt Lake Tribune reporting examined marriage certificates involving teenagers and described concerns about coerced marriage. A news investigation, not a criminal verdict.
↗ READ SOURCE: Salt Lake TribuneHistory of “The Order”
Kingston Expositor’s 2023 overview describes the cooperative and religious organizations, their formation and its author’s historical account. Editorial history, not a judicial finding.
↗ READ SOURCE: Kingston ExpositorA source with its own perspective
Mormonism Research Ministry provides detailed history and criticism of the Kingston Group. It is an outside religious research publication, not a substitute for court records.
↗ READ SOURCE: MRM overviewOrganization history & influence
Modern Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalism provides a historical treatment of early leaders and reported in-group marriages. Read as a secondary history with its own interpretation.
↗ READ SOURCE: Modern PolygamyThe Kingston Map project
The user-provided map-page archive grades claims as adjudicated, primary source, as pleaded and inference, but the live site currently requires access. Follow the public launch when available.
↗ READ SOURCE: The Kingston MapTHE RECEIPT
RATING SYSTEM.
ADJUDICATED
A court ruled or a person pleaded guilty. A specific proceeding, not a blanket finding against a family.
AS PLEADED
Someone filed a lawsuit or made a charge. Serious, worth reporting, but not yet established by a verdict.
PRIMARY / HISTORY
A document or historical account exists. It may support its own facts without proving every conclusion an author draws.
CONTEXT
Additional interpretations, external summaries or projects. Useful for finding the original documents.