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Polygamist leader offered plea deal in child sexual exploitation case

Published March 28, 2024 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged Arizona, criminal charges, plea deal, polygamist cult leader, Samuel Bateman

PHOENIX — Less than two years after his arrest outside of Flagstaff, the polygamist leader Samuel Bateman is expected to take a plea deal in federal court on April 1. New records filed in court on Wednesday show that Bateman…[Continue Reading...]

Plea deal struck over girl’s disappearance following Warren Jeffs ‘revelation’

Published April 29, 2023 By admin with Comments 0

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, FLDS, Heber Jeffs, North Dakota, plea deal, polygamist groups, Polygamists

A man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl following a "revelation" from imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Court records show that Heber Pearson Jeffs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to third-degree felony custodial interference…[Continue Reading...]

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Polygamist leader offered plea deal in child sexual exploitation case

Plea deal struck over girl’s disappearance following Warren Jeffs ‘revelation’