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Mr. Dougherty spent more than four years investigating the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for Phoenix New Times, which published a series of ground-breaking articles that foreshadowed the arrest and conviction of polygamist prophet Warren Steed Jeffs in 2007 and the April 2008 raid on the “Yearning For Zion” Ranch in Eldorado, Texas (right). Awards, Judges Comments and clips from the New York Times, The Arizona Republic and Phoenix New Times “Polygamy in Arizona” Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism University of Maryland 2006 "This body of work shows lots of shoe-leather and determination. Authorities looked the other way and probably would have continued to do so, had it not been for the newspaper's comprehensive, persistent and passionate coverage. It was a tough story to get, and New Times should be applauded for stepping in where authorities failed to go." First Place Don Bolles Award for Investigating Reporting Arizona Press Club, 2004 "His peeling back of the secretive, abusive and polygamous community not only exposed the exploitation of women of all ages, but also the misuse of public monies," Robert Rosenthal, managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote. "He humanized the plight of victims by telling their stories." The New York Times “After Polygamist Leader’s Arrest, Community Carries On” By John Dougherty September5,2006 http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/us/04polygamy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all “Preliminary Hearing Starts in Case Against Polygamist” By JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: November 22, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/us/22polygamy.html “‘Jane Doe’ Testifies as Trial of Polygamist Leader Begins” By JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: September 14, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/us/14jeffs.html “Utah: Prosecution Rests in Polygamist’s Trial” By JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: September 19, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/19/us/19brfs-PROSECUTIONR_BRF.html “Man Who Wed Girl in Arranged Union Testifies for Polygamist Leader” By KIRK JOHNSON and JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: September 20, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/us/20jeffs.html “Sect Leader Is Convicted as an Accomplice to Rape” By JOHN DOUGHERTY and KIRK JOHNSON Published: September 26, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/us/26jeffs.html “Polygamist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison” By JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: November 21, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/21/us/21jeffs.html “Chaotic Hearing in Polygamist Case” By JOHN DOUGHERTY and JOHN HOLUSHA Published: April 18, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/us/17cnd-polygamy.html “Busy Day at Court Handling Sect’s Children” By KIRK JOHNSON and JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: April 18, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/us/18raid.html “Sect’s Children to Stay in State Custody for Now” By KIRK JOHNSON and JOHN DOUGHERTY Published: April 19, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/us/19raid.html “Raid on Sect in Texas Rattles Other Polygamists” By KIRK JOHNSON and JOHN DOUGHERTY Published May 8, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/08raid.html The Arizona Republic “Marvin Wyler’s Family Abandoned Him” By John Dougherty May 11, 2008 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0511vip-dougherty0511.html Phoenix New Times Bound by Fear: Polygamy in Arizona For decades the state has let a feudal colony of fundamentalist Mormons force underage girls into illegal polygamous marriages By John Dougherty  Article Published Mar 13, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-03-13/news/bound-by-fear-polygamy-in-arizona/full Polygamy in Arizona: The Wages of Sin Arizona polygamist leaders are using public funds to support religious schools and line their own pockets. The state's done nothing to stop them. By John Dougherty Published: April 10, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-04-10/news/polygamy-in-arizona-the-wages-of-sin/ Eyes Wide Shut From Governor Janet Napolitano down, Arizona authorities have protected polygamous sexual predators with their indifference By John Dougherty  Article Published Aug 7, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-08-07/news/eyes-wide-shut/ Utah Targets Polyg Prophet While Arizona authorities languish, the Utah Attorney General's Office focuses on the leader of the fundamentalist Mormon Church By John Dougherty  Article Published Aug 21, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-08-21/news/utah-targets-polyg-prophet/ Victims' Refuge Arizona and Utah officials decide to curb underage marriages by erecting a sheriff's substation in polygamy country By John Dougherty  Article Published Aug 28, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-08-28/news/victims-refuge/ Double Exposure Arizona's finally followed Utah's lead and launched serious action to stop abuses by polygamists By John Dougherty  Article Published Dec 25, 2003 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2003-12-25/news/double-exposure/ Under Siege Polygamists are barricading their homes in the midst of mounting legal assaults by authorities By John Dougherty  Article Published Sep 22, 2005 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-09-22/news/under-siege/ Wanted: Armed and Dangerous As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital By John Dougherty  Article Published Nov 10, 2005 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-11-10/news/wanted-armed-and-dangerous/ Crash Course Fundamentalist Mormons lose control of Colorado City's school district, as a criminal investigation continues By John Dougherty  Article Published Dec 8, 2005 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-12-08/news/crash-course/ Forbidden Fruit Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children By John Dougherty  Article Published Dec 29, 2005 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-12-29/news/forbidden-fruit/ Plundering the Faithful Polygamists continue to pipe big money to their fugitive prophet as their towns face financial ruin By John Dougherty  Article Published Dec 29, 2005 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2005-12-29/news/plundering-the-faithful/ Persecution Complex Prophet Warren Jeffs' conviction won't stop underage marriages among his followers, much less end polygamy By John Dougherty Published on October 04, 2007 http://phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-10-04/news/persecution-complex/ 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