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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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