Samuel Bateman. Some in the group also have admitted in federal court papers to orchestrating a plan to kidnap the girls from Arizona child protective custody in November 2022, after federal ...

At the helm was Samuel Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a polygamous offshoot of the Mormon Church — who between 2019 and 2022 ...

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, had pleaded guilty to a years-long ...

Phoenix • She was 14 years old in 2021 when Samuel Bateman decided he wanted her as a wife — and the self-proclaimed prophet took her as one of 20 women and girls he “spiritually married.” ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The sentencing date for offshoot polygamous leader and self-proclaimed FLDS prophet Samuel Bateman, originally scheduled for August 30, 2024, has been pushed back to October.

A man who helped imprisoned polygamist religious leader Samuel Bateman obtain children to become his "wives" has been sentenced to life in prison, according to authorities. MORE DETAILS ...

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 ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. “I said that Samuel Bateman is a monster, but you are the one that fed the monster with the lives of women and ...

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, had pleaded guilty to a yearslong ...

Moretta Johnson, 21, was among the 22 "wives," including 10 minors, of Samuel Bateman, a self-professed Fundamentalist Church ...

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, has pleaded guilty to a years long scheme to transport girls across state lines for his sex crimes ...