Phoenix • She was 14 years old in 2021 when Samuel Bateman decided he wanted her as a wife — and the self-proclaimed prophet took her as one of 20 women and girls he “spiritually married.” ...

Samuel Bateman took more than 20 women and girls as spiritual wives from 2019 to 2022, leveraging his status as the leader of the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Samuel Bateman rose to power in 2019 within a polygamous ... responsibility for ending Bateman's abuse. Tolga Katas, a documentary filmaker and his wife Christine Marie, who runs a nonprofit ...

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 ...

The child sex abuse case against Short Creek polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, 48, took several unusual turns before it ...

Samuel Bateman took more than 20 women and girls as spiritual wives from 2019 to 2022, leveraging his status as the leader of the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Three girls embrace before they are removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, following his ...