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convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting two teen girls he married, claiming they were his “spiritual” wives.In 2007, Jeffs attempted to hang himself in his Utah jail cell and was force-fed at an Arizona jail in 2009. After his conviction, he was put into a medically-induced coma after fasting in a Texas prison and remains behind bars in the Lone Star State to this day. Several of Jeffs’ children and followers have spoken out since his arrest in 2006, but a new wave of accusers — including some who were closest with him — are speaking out in Peacock‘s new documentary, “Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs.”In an interview with The Post, Jeffson described his father’s abuse and threats of eternal damnation as “emotional” and “manipulative.”“Warren Jeffs controlled everything from the things you eat, to the things you wear and — if he could — even the things you think,” Jeffson told The Post.

true-crime documentary,. Ahead of its April debut, ET has the first look at the upcoming four-part series, which features an exclusive interview with Jessop, who was by Jeffs’ side during his rise to power. The docuseries will revisit life inside the polygamous denomination led by Jeffs, who rose to power within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during the ‘90s and had as many as 70 wives, including Jessop, by the early aughts.

Peacock has announced its True Crime Tuesday slate including originals Perfect World: A Deadly Game, Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run With Warren Jeffs, and Sins of the Amish.