The last man to be sentenced for aiding cult leader Samuel Bateman with transporting children for sex acts in Arizona wept as he accepted responsibility for handing over his wives and underage daughters to the self-proclaimed prophet who sexually abused…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of a Utah equipment manufacturer that generated an estimated $2 million in annual revenue was sentenced to 35 years in prison on April 28 for aiding self-proclaimed cult leader Samuel Bateman in transporting children for sex acts in…[Continue Reading...]
The founder of a Utah equipment manufacturer that generated an estimated $2 million in annual revenue was scheduled to be sentenced April 28 for aiding self-proclaimed cult leader Samuel Bateman in transporting children for sex acts in Arizona. Torrance Bistline,…[Continue Reading...]
A member of a religious cult was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a child abuse and exploitation ring led by a self-proclaimed leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. La Dell Bistline,…[Continue Reading...]
Samuel Bateman, a self-declared prophet, was recently sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after acknowledging in a plea agreement that he had spiritually married 20 wives, including 10 underage girls. His intent in marrying the children, he admitted, “was…[Continue Reading...]
The child sex abuse case against Short Creek polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, 48, took several unusual turns before it ended Monday in a 50-year prison sentence. Here are five things to know about the investigation. 1. Bateman broke away…[Continue Reading...]
The leader of a polygamous sect claimed to have more than 20 spiritual "wives," including 10 underage girls. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison on Dec. 50 for forcing girls as young as 9 to perform sexual acts…[Continue Reading...]
Polygamous religious leader Samuel Bateman is facing sentencing in the US for a number of sexual abuse charges involving children, including 10 underage girls. Bateman, 48, who claims he has more than 20 spiritual “wives”, is due to be sentenced…[Continue Reading...]
Polygamous self-proclaimed "prophet" Samuel Bateman rose to power in a fundamentalist group after the original leader, Warren Jeffs, was imprisoned. Watch video[Continue Reading...]
Polygamous self-proclaimed "prophet" Samuel Bateman rose to power in a fundamentalist group after the original leader, Warren Jeffs, was imprisoned. Bateman was installed as the "prophet" after Jeffs issued an edict voiding existing marriages and prohibiting new ones until he…[Continue Reading...]
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