UNLV forward Joe Darger's father is a polygamist. Now that UNLV has advanced to the Sweet 16, we're no doubt going to hear a lot about Darger, and most of what we hear will be of the human-interest variety. This New York Times story about his family, which lives in Riverton, Utah, makes his father, his mother, his father's other wife and his 18 siblings sound like nice folks.

But make no mistake: His father might be a nice guy, but under Utah law he's a criminal. This page on the Utah attorney general's web site begins with the words, "Polygamy is illegal in Utah." And although Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says prosecutions focus on crimes like child abuse, domestic violence and fraud within polygamous communities, a Utah newspaper reports that "the hallmark of his office so far has been his aggressive campaign against polygamy, turning the state's unofficial don't-ask-don't-tell policy on its head."

Shurtleff doesn't sound like someone who's going to look the other way when millions of people watching March Madness see the inevitable CBS piece about the polygamist family cheering on their son. By all accounts, Darger's father is a loving husband to both of his wives and a provider to all of his children. He won't be able to provide for his family any longer if the state decides to enforce its laws.