'Papa Pilgrim' Gets 14 Years In Sex Case

The man's nickname Papa Pilgrim came from the wholesome image he projected.

[Robert] Hale and his family came to prominence during a feud with the National Park Service after family members used a bulldozer without permission to clear a road in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park [in Alaska].

Land rights advocates rallied to their cause, and stories featured their plight as a case of big government versus simple folks loving music, fearing God and living off the land.

Robert Hale was convicted of sexually assaulting one of his children and his wife and several of their children testified that he physically and emotionally abused them.