Samuel Bateman: Polygamous Sect Leader Sentenced for Arizona Child Abuse Charges

Sect leader who featured in Netflix documentary handed another 24 years in prison

Samuel Bateman: Polygamous sect leader sentenced for Arizona child abuse charges

Samuel Bateman, 50, received 24 years behind bars on Aug. 26 after being convicted of child abuse for smuggling three young girls in a hot, unventilated trailer through Flagstaff back in 2022.

Polygamous leader gets 24 years in prison for child abuse after girls found in trailer

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was given another 24 years in prison Tuesday on sep

Polygamous sect leader gets 24 years in prison for child abuse after girls found in trailer – BishopAccountability.org

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was given another 24 years in prison Tuesday on separate state convictions for child abuse for hauling girls in an unventilated trailer in Arizona. Samuel Bateman, 50, was convicted of three child abuse counts stemming from an August 2022 traffic stop in Flagstaff that led to the discovery of three girls, ages 11 to 14, in the trailer. It…

Netflix’s ‘Trust Me: The False Prophet’ Leader Samuel Bateman Gets 24 More Years Over Girls Found in Unventilated Trailer

Samuel Bateman, the polygamous sect leader at the center of Netflix’s Trust Me: The False Prophet, has been sentenced to an additional 24 years in prison following his conviction on state child abuse charges in Arizona. The new sentence comes on top of the 50-year federal prison term Bateman is already serving for child sexual abuse offences and other crimes. Bateman’s latest conviction stemmed from a 2022 traffic stop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Pol…