Prosecutors widen child sex abuse case in polygamous sect
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have expanded their investigation. case New charges filed earlier this month against members of a small polygamous group living near the Utah-Arizona border detail sexual contacts between its leader and the children he took as his wife. . grand jury charged Sam Bateman It documented child sexual abuse in […]
Woman tied to Arizona polygamous leader accused of threats
phoenix – A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of an imprisoned polygamous sectarian leader in Arizona asked child welfare officials to release her two daughters from state nursing homes. federally charged with sending threatening emails to The indictment of Josephine Barlow-Bistline is the fourth woman to face federal indictments related to […]
Polygamous leader made sexually explicit calls from jail to child wives, prosecutors say
Estimated duration: 3-4 minutes CITY OF COLORADO, Arizona — Now facing federal indictment for kidnapping eight underage girls, polygamous leaders in Colorado city use prison phones to obstruct justice Not only was he accused of being involved, but communication is restricted while in custody. Sexually explicit conversations with underage girls. Samuel Rappery Bateman, 46, was […]
Polygamous leader used jail phone to inappropriately communicate with kids, court docs say
a Arizona’s ‘self-proclaimed prophet’ with over 20 wivesIncluding minors, according to federal court documents. Prosecutors allege Samuel Rappery Bateman, leader of a Fundamental Church chapter of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, repeatedly abused phone privileges at the Core Civic/Central Arizona Florence Correctional Facility are doing. Arrested in September for destroying records related […]
State Briefs | 2024 trial set for polygamous sect leader in Arizona | Kingman Daily Miner
PHOENIX – The trial of a polygamous cult leader charged with kidnapping and tampering with evidence in his community on the Utah-Arizona border has been postponed until 2024. Samuel Bateman was previously set to face trial next month, but a judge said Friday after prosecutors said they expected more charges to be filed in the […]
Polygamous leader had 20 wives, many of them minors
The leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border took at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet. That’s what the newly filed federal court documents show. What you need to know The leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah […]
