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CRIMEJun 30 · 17:57 UTCWSOC ABC CHARLOTTENatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Polygamous sect leader convicted on child abuse charges

Samuel Bateman, leader of a polygamous sect, was convicted of state child abuse charges in Arizona following an incident in 2022 where three girls were found in a trailer with poor ventilation. He is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for coercing girls into sex acts and plotting kidnaps.

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Samuel BatemanpersonArizonaplaceAssociated PressorganizationWarren JeffspersonFundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsorganizationTrust Me: The False Prophettopic
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