
Mound, MN (The Weekly Vice) - James Wallace Fall, a 58-year-old Mound man was jailed after he allegedly married his niece, who was 10 years old at the time.
According to the Mound Police Department, Fall married his niece during a summer vacation at Yellowstone National Park in 2001.
Investigators say Fall alternated sleeping arrangements - sleeping with the child and his previous wife, 49-year-old Rosemary Fall.
The marriage reportedly continued for nine years until Fall's niece, who is now 19, turned him in to police.
The woman told investigators that her uncle threatened to kick her and her two brothers out of his home unless she went along with the marriage.
Fall reportedly told police that the girl's aunt knew of the arrangement and did nothing to stop it. She has also been charged in the case.
Police say they were previously called to the home on abuse allegations, but Fall's niece and his wife denied the claims.
Fall, who claims that he is a "prophet of God", told investigators that it was God's will that he marry his niece, citing biblical scripture as justification for the act.
Fall was booked into the Hennepin County Jail and charged with sexual abuse. He remains jailed, awaiting trial. His attorney will ask the court to evaluate his health.
Police are also investigating a possible murder and fraud allegations involving Fall. Investigators believe that Fall may have poisoned his brother-in-law, Phillip Johnson, 10 years ago.
Mandi Milenko
The Weekly Vice
www.theweeklyvice.com
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