Samuel Bateman. Some in the group also have admitted in federal court papers to orchestrating a plan to kidnap the girls from Arizona child protective custody in November 2022, after federal ...

It's also where Samuel Bateman stepped up and tried to pick up where Jeffs left off. Residents of Colorado City suspected Bateman had been marrying minors which led to the Colorado City Marshal's ...

A man who helped imprisoned polygamist religious leader Samuel Bateman obtain children to become his "wives" has been sentenced to life in prison, according to authorities. MORE DETAILS ...

Moretta Johnson, 21, was among the 22 "wives," including 10 minors, of Samuel Bateman, a self-professed Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints prophet. In December, Bateman was ...

Bistline was a follower of Samuel Bateman, who was sentenced to 50 years in prison for conspiracy to transport minors for sex and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. U.S. District Judge Susan ...

48-year-old Samuel Bateman. His sentence was handed down on Wednesday. Authorities say the abuse spanned across several states, including Arizona, and at least 10 children were victimized.

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, had pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme to transport girls across state lines for his sex crimes ...

The child sex abuse case against Short Creek polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, 48, took several unusual turns before it ended Monday in a 50-year prison sentence. Here are five things to know ...

A judge sentenced Samuel Bateman on Monday to a maximum of 50 years in prison. His plea agreement called for 20 to 50 years in prison, though each conviction carries a possible life sentence.

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