Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Coverage of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
Samuel Bateman, a polygamous sect leader, was convicted of three counts of child abuse after three girls aged 11 to 14 were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona in August 2022. Bateman, who was already serving a federal sentence for orchestrating child sex acts, claimed during the trial that he believed the girls had exited the trailer when they stopped, but prosecutors argued the conditions were dangerously unsafe.
- Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
A polygamous sect leader was convicted of state child abuse charges after three girls aged 11 to 14 were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. He is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex acts with children and other crimes.
- Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges after girls found in trailer on Arizona highway
A polygamous sect leader was convicted of state child abuse charges after three girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona. He was already serving a federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex acts with children and kidnapping girls from protective custody.