Sam Bateman: Who is the breakaway Mormon polygamist who married nine underage girls?
2 years, 1 month ago

Sam Bateman: Who is the breakaway Mormon polygamist who married nine underage girls?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A federal affidavit obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune notes that Mr Bateman “began to proclaim he was a prophet” in 2019 and married multiple women and girls. open image in gallery Polygamous Town Arrest Mr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the community after its previous leader, Warren Jeffs, was arrested and convicted for sexually assaulting minors that he had married. According to FLDS members who spoke toThe Tribune, Mr Bateman allegedly claimed Jeffs would only speak to him, and claimed authority over the members by way of the former leader. open image in gallery Polygamous Town Arrest At some point Mr Bateman allegedly began using that authority to force girls and women to have sex with other male members of the community.

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Polygamous sect leader who turned children into ‘sex slaves’ gets 50 years in prison
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Polygamous sect leader who turned children into ‘sex slaves’ gets 50 years in prison

LA Times  

Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, shown in an undated law enforcement photo, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing girls as young as 9 to submit to sex acts. Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and regularly coerced underage girls into his criminal sexual activity, the U.S. attorney’s office in Arizona said. Seven of …

Polygamous Leader With 20 'Wives' Faces Sentencing For Criminal Sex Acts With Children
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Polygamous Leader With 20 'Wives' Faces Sentencing For Criminal Sex Acts With Children

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A polygamous religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives ” including 10 underage girls faces decades in prison at his sentencing on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults. Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and …

Polygamist leader with 20 ‘wives’ faces sentencing for child sex crimes
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Polygamist leader with 20 ‘wives’ faces sentencing for child sex crimes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fundamentalist group, also known as FLDS, split …

Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults, and for scheming to kidnap them from protective custody. Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, …

Samuel Bateman follower breaks ranks to tell how depraved prophet took advantage of him
2 years ago

Samuel Bateman follower breaks ranks to tell how depraved prophet took advantage of him

Daily Mail  

A former follower of self-styled 'prophet' Samuel Rappylee Bateman has told how the depraved 46-year-old took advantage of his deep-seated Mormon faith and controlled him with a toxic mix of physical, mental and sexual abuse. Bateman is a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints and was once a devoted follower of leader Warren Jeffs, 67, …

Polygamous leader pleads not guilty amid FBI investigation
2 years ago

Polygamous leader pleads not guilty amid FBI investigation

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A polygamous leader accused of taking more than 20 wives, including underage girls, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges stemming from a federal investigation into his community on the Utah-Arizona border. Sam Bateman’s case is the most recent example of law enforcement taking action against abuse in the sister cities of Colorado …

US: Imprisoned polygamous leader helped plan girls’ escape
2 years ago

US: Imprisoned polygamous leader helped plan girls’ escape

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives from a group home where they were placed after authorities learned of what was happening, prosecutors allege in a Wednesday court filing. An indictment filed by U.S. attorneys in Arizona outlines how Sam Bateman, …

Polygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say
2 years, 1 month ago

Polygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, newly filed federal court documents show. It came as federal authorities charged three of the self-declared prophet’s wives with kidnapping and impeding a foreseeable prosecution …

Wife of polygamist 'Mormon prophet' arrives at court shackled to face federal kidnapping charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Wife of polygamist 'Mormon prophet' arrives at court shackled to face federal kidnapping charges

Daily Mail  

One of a so-called 'Mormon prophet's' many wives was pictured with her wrists and ankles shackled, wearing a blue jumpsuit covering her long dress, as she arrived at a federal court in Arizona Wednesday to face federal kidnapping charges. Donnae Barlow is accused — along with two of her sister-wives — of helping eight young girls escape protective custody last …

Leader of polygamous sect had 20 wives, many of them minors, FBI says
2 years, 1 month ago

Leader of polygamous sect had 20 wives, many of them minors, FBI says

LA Times  

Three girls embrace before being removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, who was arrested earlier this year. He was supported financially by male followers who also gave over their own wives and children to be Bateman’s wives, according to an FBI affidavit. Bateman says he was told by former FLDS leader Warren Jeffs to invoke the “Spirit of God …

Samuel Rappylee Bateman accused of offering daughter, 14, a bag of Doritos and $50 for marriage
2 years, 1 month ago

Samuel Rappylee Bateman accused of offering daughter, 14, a bag of Doritos and $50 for marriage

Daily Mail  

The leader of an Arizona-based polygamist cult attempted to bribe his own 14-year-old daughter into marrying him with potato chips, $50 and airplane tickets. Former followers of the FLDS told the Salt Lake City Tribune in December that following Warren Jeffs' conviction in 2011, Bateman seized upon the power vacuum and became the group's leader. Women and girls are seen …

Bentley-driving Mormon with 20 wives even disgusted Warren Jeffs
2 years, 1 month ago

Bentley-driving Mormon with 20 wives even disgusted Warren Jeffs

Daily Mail  

Samuel Rappylee Bateman is accused of having multiple wives, including some as young as nine The Bentley-driving Mormon 'prophet' with 20 wives - including some as young as nine years old - is so extreme in his views that he even repulsed notorious child rapist Warren Jeffs. The affidavit further alleges that in late 2020, Bateman drove to the Colorado …

Bentley-driving polygamist had 20 wives as young as nine, FBI alleges
2 years, 1 month ago

Bentley-driving polygamist had 20 wives as young as nine, FBI alleges

Daily Mail  

Samuel Rappylee Bateman, 46, is accused by witnesses of 'marrying' up to 20 women and girls as young as nine, including his own daughter, according to an FBI affidavit An Arizona polygamist cult leader had 20 wives aged as young as nine, married his own daughter, and drove his spouses around in a trailer with a bucket for a toilet, …

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