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The leader of a small polygamous group helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home, prosecutors alleged.
cbs12.comMr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the secretive religious community, which allegedly led to the sex trafficking of minors and obstruction of justice charges
www.independent.co.ukSamuel Bateman was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until he left to start his own offshoot group.
www.scrippsnews.comThe leader of a polygamous group had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet.
idahonews.comThe affidavit details explicit sexual acts that Samuel Bateman and his followers engaged in to fulfill "Godly duties."
www.cbsnews.comThe leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home where they were placed after authorities learned of what was happening, prosecutors allege in a Wednesday court filing.
www.washingtontimes.comThe leader of a polygamous group had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet.
katu.comWith A&E’s ‘Secrets of Polygamy’ delving deep into the dark reality of fundamentalist religious groups through the eyes of their survivors, we honestly get a documentary series unlike any other. That’s because it carefully incorporates not just archival footage but also exclusive interviews with key figures to really highlight the way sometimes just one sect […]
thecinemaholic.comMembers of a small Colorado City polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls who the group’s leader claimed as brides are expected to appear in federal court on Friday.
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