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Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 48, of Phoenix ... his religious organization in February 2021 under the guise of making a documentary, but really in an effort to uncover suspected abuse.

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Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary ... girls faces decades in prison. Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot ...

The cases all involve trafficking child brides as young as nine years old. The last follower of Samuel Bateman, Torrance Bistline, was sentenced to 35 years for his role in what prosecutors called ...