Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, had pleaded guilty to a yearslong scheme to transport girls across state lines for his sex crimes, and later to kidnap some of them from protective custody

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

A polygamist religious leader in the U.S. who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday.

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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.

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Samuel R. Bateman, 48, a resident of Colorado City, Arizona, claimed to have more than 20 'wives', including 10 'brides' under 18. The self-proclaimed leader of a polygamous cult in Arizona, which amassed more than 20 “wives”, including 10 “brides” under 18, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for involvement in what prosecutors described as an interstate network of child sexual abuse, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona.
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Samuel R. Bateman, de 48 anos, residente em Colorado City, Arizona, afirmava ter mais de 20 'esposas', incluindo 10 'noivas' menores de 18 anos O autoproclamado líder de uma seita polígama no Arizona, que acumulou mais de 20 "esposas", incluindo 10 "noivas" menores de 18 anos, foi condenado nesta segunda-feira a 50 anos de prisão por envolvimento no que os promotores descreveram como uma rede interestadual de abuso sexual infantil, de acordo com…

Líder de seita polígama nos EUA é condenado a 50 anos por envolvimento  em rede de abuso sexual infantil

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Bateman led a small group which was an offshoot of the FLDS sect once led by Warren Jeffs who was the subject of a 2022 Netflix documentary.

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Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years for child sex scheme

Samuel Bateman was sentenced to prison in Arizona after claiming more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls.

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Polygamous sect leader sentenced to 50 years in child sex scheme

Samuel Bateman, whose small group was an offshoot of the sect once led by Warren Jeffs, had pleaded guilty to coercing young girls to submit to criminal sex acts.

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A polygamist leader in Arizona has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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

Samuel Bateman, a polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday.

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Samuel Bateman gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children

PHOENIX (AP) — 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. This undated photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office shows Samuel Bateman, who faces state child abuse charges, an…

Polygamous sect leader sentenced to 50 years in child sex scheme

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