Editing Lord Our Righteousness Church (section)

===Conviction===
On December 15, 2008, jurors convicted Wayne Bent of one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was acquitted of a second charge of criminal sexual contact with a minor.<ref name = "FOX02">{{Cite news| title = Sect Leader Who Allegedly Sought Virgins Found Guilty on Sex Charge | agency = AP | publisher = Fox News | date = 15 December 2008  | url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,467174,00.html | access-date = 2 March 2010}}</ref> Bent was allowed to return to Strong City, the sect's compound near Clayton, pending sentencing.<ref name = "FOX02"/>  On December 30, Judge Gerald Baca imposed the maximum sentence of 18 years but suspended eight years. He will have to serve at least {{Frac|8|1|2}} years before becoming eligible for release.<ref>{{Cite news| title = New Mexico Apocalyptic Sect Leader Gets 10 Years in Sex Case | agency = AP | publisher = Fox News  | date = 31 December 2008  | url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,474184,00.html | access-date = 2 March 2010}}</ref>

An Albuquerque news station reported that as of September 11, 2009, Bent has been on hunger strike while in prison, and a judge has ordered that [[force-feeding]] be used should it become necessary.<ref>{{Cite episode | title = Judge puts fasting cult leader in doctor's hands | series = Eyewitness News 4 | credits = Kayla Anderson and Matthew Kappus | network = ABC | station = KOB-TV, LLC | location = Albuquerque, NM | airdate = 9 September 2009 | url= http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1155564.shtml?cat=504}}</ref> According to the church's website, Bent entered a religious fast that takes the form of a Jubilee fast. It is also claimed that his fast is a protest against his imprisonment 'because of a lie'.<ref>
{{Cite web| last = Bent | first = Wayne (AKA: Michael Travesser | title = My Crown Of Thorns | publisher = www.strongcity.org | date = 31 August 2009 | url = http://strongcity.org/my-crown-of-thorns/ | access-date = 2 March 2010}}</ref>