Utah bill would reduce penalties for consenting polygamists while adding to the list of don’ts for abusive ones

A state senator filed a bill Tuesday that would reduce the penalties for polygamy and lessen what Utah prosecutors would have to prove to pursue polygamists suspected of fraud and sex abuse.The measure from Sen. Deidre Henderson, R-Spanish Fork, has been three years in the making and reflects the complexities of polygamy, a topic Utah has grappled with since territory days. If the bill becomes law, polygamy among consenting adults would be reduced to an infraction — a level below even many