I don’t have live access to current news in this moment, but based on widely reported information, Sam Bateman (the polygamous leader associated with FLDS offshoots in Arizona) has been described in multiple sources as having at least 20 wives, with reports noting that many of them were minors. If you’d like, I can look up the latest coverage and provide precise citations and a brief timeline.
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The 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.
idahonews.comThe leader of a polygamous group was detained after police found him driving three young girls in an enclosed trailer.
www.scmp.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.
wpde.comSamuel Bateman, the leader of a polygamous sect in Arizona, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on December 9 for coercing children into sexual acts and orchestrating their transportation across state lines for these crimes. 🌎 Samuel Bateman Sentencing: Arizona Polygamous Sect Leader With 20 'Wives' Gets 50 Years in Prison for Sex Acts With Children.
www.latestly.comSamuel Bateman was a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until he left to start his own offshoot group.
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thecinemaholic.comSamuel 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.
www.boston.comThe affidavit details explicit sexual acts that Samuel Bateman and his followers engaged in to fulfill "Godly duties."
www.cbsnews.comThe self-proclaimed prophet awaiting trial on kidnapping and other charges used the jailhouse phone system to "engage in sexual conversations with children," prosecutors say.
lawandcrime.comBateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to kidnap and transport a minor for sexual activity.
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