Sam Bateman is reported by multiple outlets to have had at least 20 wives, many of them minors, with investigations noting he sought to expand his polygamous following. He was later charged and sentenced in connection with child abuse and related crimes. If you’d like, I can pull up the latest high-quality sources or summarize the key court documents.[2][3][4][6]
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Bateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to kidnap and transport a minor for sexual activity.
people.comSamuel "Sam" Bateman (born 8 October 1986) is the son of Mike and Tess Bateman. He first interviewed for a receptionist job at the ED, but ended up being an emergency care assistant instead when he missed the interview. Sam is the eldest of Tess Bateman's two children and still lived at home with the rest of the family when he worked in the ED. He has a good relationship with both his parents but is spending more time out of the house in an effort to gain independence. Having just finished...
holby.fandom.comThe leader of a polygamous group had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet.
wjla.comThe leader of a polygamous group was detained after police found him driving three young girls in an enclosed trailer.
www.scmp.comThe affidavit details explicit sexual acts that Samuel Bateman and his followers engaged in to fulfill "Godly duties."
www.cbsnews.comSam Bateman allegedly orchestrated sexual acts involving minors and gave wives as gifts to his male followers.
www.cbsnews.comMr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the secretive religious community, which allegedly led to the sex trafficking of minors and obstruction of justice charges
www.independent.co.ukSamuel Bateman was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or FLDS, until he left to start his own small offshoot group.
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