A polygamous sect leader has been convicted on child abuse charges in Arizona while already serving a 50-year sentence in federal prison for orchestrating sex involving children.

Two neighboring towns on the Arizona-Utah border that once served as a haven for a polygamous religious sect have entered a new era.

A polygamist leader in Arizona has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Growing numbers of people are flocking to U.S. churches that center their practice around a bitter psychedelic tea known as ayahuasca.

Authorities say the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives and punished followers who didn't treat him as a prophet.