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 […]
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 […]
