Samuel Bateman, a leader of a polygamous sect, was convicted on state child abuse charges after authorities discovered three girls, aged 11 to 14, inside an unventilated trailer he was transporting through Arizona. This conviction follows Bateman's existing 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sexual activities involving children. The discovery was made in 2022 when someone reported seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the trailer's doors, prompting police to stop Bateman's vehicle in Flagstaff.
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Polygamous sect leader convicted of child abuse charges
Samuel Bateman, a polygamous sect leader, has been convicted of state child abuse charges after three girls were found in a trailer he was hauling in Arizona. This conviction comes in addition to his 50-year federal prison sentence for previous child sexual abuse offenses.
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