SALT LAKE CITY — An attorney for a woman who helped convict polygamist leader Warren Jeffs says a book she has written should not interfere with the prosecution of the teen bride’s cousin and former husband.

In a statement issued Saturday to The Associated Press, Roger Hoole said “no one familiar with ‘Stolen Innocence’ should be allowed on any jury in which the alleged crimes are tried.”

Elissa Wall’s book, “Stolen Innocence,” was released Tuesday by publisher William Morrow. It chronicles her life, including her time with cousin and former husband Allen Steed, whom she describes as having a violent temper and a “calculating and controlling” personality.

Steed is charged with raping Wall during their relationship, which was arranged in 2001 by leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a sect that practices polygamy and arranged marriage.

Wall, who was 14 at the time, said she was forced into sex with Steed, who was 19. Steed has said he never forced Wall to have sex.

The Associated Press does not generally identify people who say they were sexually assaulted, but Wall has spoken publicly and is on a promotional tour for her book.

Hoole’s statement is in response to a letter sent by Steed’s attorney to Washington County prosecutors last week.

“Ms. Wall needs to specifically understand that her conduct may compromise Mr. Steed’s ability to obtain a fair trial and that she may have to make some choices regarding her quest for publicity and her desire to have Mr. Steed prosecuted,” defense attorney Jim Bradshaw wrote in the letter.

County prosecutor Brock Belnap has said he’s confident an impartial jury could still be seated.

Wall was granted an FLDS divorce from Steed and left the church in 2004 after she became pregnant with another man’s child. She is married and has two children.

Steed, still a member of the church, could spend his life in prison if convicted.

The mainstream Mormon church disavows polygamy and has no ties to the FLDS.