Was Brigham Young a pedophile

Answer 1

Technically, no. A pedophile is a person who is only sexually attracted to children who have not yet reached puberty. In modern times the term is misused to also describe any adult who has sex with adolescents under the age of 18. Brigham Young had many wives. One of his wives was 15, three of his wives were 16, one of his wives was 17, and three of his wives were 18 at the time of their marriages. All these were considered to be of marriageable age for the time period. It was quite common to be married in your late teens in the 1850's and 1860's.