Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
Police stopped Samuel Bateman’s vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time.
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Police stopped Samuel Bateman’s vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time. Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors. The jury delivered the verdict Friday in about 40 minutes, convicting him on all three counts of child abuse.
Furthermore, A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona . Federal authorities said Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet, traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah , Colorado and Nebraska as he built an offshoot network of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which historically has been based in the neighboring communities of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah. His federal crimes are the subject of the Netflix series Trust Me: The False Prophet .
In addition, Bateman was one of the trusted followers of Warren Jeffs, who previously led the sect and is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexual assault of children. In 2017, a court order placed the towns under supervision, excising the church from their governments and shared police department.
One point remains disputed: Versions opposées — Bateman previously claimed to have more than 20 “spiritual wives”, including 10 girls… ; Batemantestified in his own defense in the state case, telling jurors he would never harm….
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Police stopped Samuel Bateman’s vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time.
reliability moderate2/4 sourcesSomeone alerted authorities about the trailer in 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe jury delivered the verdict Friday in about 40 minutes, convicting him on all three counts of child abuse.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesA polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona .
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesFederal authorities said Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet, traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah , Colorado and Nebraska as he built an offshoot network of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which historically has been based in the neighboring communities of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesHis federal crimes are the subject of the Netflix series Trust Me: The False Prophet .
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesBateman was one of the trusted followers of Warren Jeffs, who previously led the sect and is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexual assault of children.
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In 2017, a court order placed the towns under supervision, excising the church from their governments and shared police department.
according to The Independent — WorldThe Associated Press left a voice mail and email messages Friday for Bateman’s appointed advisory counsel.
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- Bateman previously claimed to have more than 20 “spiritual wives”, including 10 girls…The Guardian — US News
- Batemantestified in his own defense in the state case, telling jurors he would never harm…The Independent — World
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He and his followers practiced polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,…
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideSomeone alerted authorities about the trailer in 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors.
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideThe jury delivered the verdict Friday in about 40 minutes, convicting him on all three counts of child abuse.
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideA polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on…
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideFederal authorities said Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet, traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah , Colorado and Nebraska as he built…
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