Stars Of Sister Wives Investigated For Felony Bigamy
Sept. 28 2010, Published 4:25 a.m. ET
The stars of TLC's new reality TV show Sister Wives are under police investigation in Utah for a possible charge of felony bigamy, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
Police in Lehi, Utah, said they began looking into salesman Kody Brown and his four wives even before the show debuted Sunday.
"At the conclusion of the investigation, the evidence will be forwarded to the Utah County Attorney's Office for review and possible prosecution," says a police spokesman.
Police acknowledged that widespread publicity surrounding the show sparked the investigation.
The show premiered on TLC Monday with an hour-long special, the first installment of a seven-part "docu-series" about Brown and his three wives - Meri, Janelle and Christine - and their 13 children. The series began with Brown announcing plans to take on another wife, Robyn, and her three children.
Producers of Sister Wives apparently feared the Browns could come under legal scrutiny, so they contacted the Utah Attorney General's Office months before airing the program.