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Former child bride of polygamous leader shares her story following Netflix documentary

Summary by East Idaho News
CEDAR CITY — When Ruth Johnson was 14 years old, she was swinging in the backyard when she suddenly heard her dad call her into the house. The next thing she knew, she became Samuel Bateman’s seventh wife. Bateman is spending 50 years in prison for conspiracy to commit transportation of a minor for criminal […]

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Former child bride of polygamous leader shares her story following Netflix documentary

CEDAR CITY — When Ruth Johnson was 14 years old, she was swinging in the backyard when she suddenly heard her dad call her into the house. The next thing she knew, she became Samuel Bateman’s seventh wife. Bateman is spending 50 years in prison for conspiracy to commit transportation of a minor for criminal […]

·Idaho, United States
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East Idaho News broke the news in Idaho, United States on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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