• 01/20/2025

Leader of Polygamist Sect in Arizona Gets 50 Years in Child Sex Ring Case

New York Times

Samuel R. Bateman, 48, of Colorado City, Ariz., who claimed to have more than 20 “wives” including 10 “brides” under 18, pleaded guilty in April to two felony conspiracy charges.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/us/samuel-bateman-polygamist-sect-leader-sentencing.html