Trial date set in connection with last year's FLDS raid

Eldorado, USA - A trial date has been set for the first member of the FLDS church to face charges in connection with last April's raid on the group's Texas compound.

Raymond Merrill Jessop will face charges of sexual assault of a child and bigamy this October. Jessop is one of 12 members of the group currently facing criminal charges stemming from allegations of underage girls being married to older men.

Lawyers for the accused are challenging the validity of the evidence behind the charges.