Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman was found guilty of state child abuse charges involving three girls found in a trailer. He is already serving a federal sentence for child sex crimes and claimed to have over 20 "spiritual wives."
Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, already serving a federal sentence for child sex acts, has been convicted on state child abuse charges. He was found transporting three girls, aged 11-14, confined in an unventilated trailer in Arizona.
Samuel Bateman, a polygamous sect leader already serving a federal sentence, was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges. Girls aged 11-14 were found in a hot, unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona in 2022.
