CrimePolygamous sect leader Bateman sentenced 24 years for hauling girls in trailer
Samuel Bateman was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison on state child abuse charges after three girls aged 11 to 14 were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through northern Arizona in 2022, according to KUER and AZFamily.
Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet who led a polygamous sect, was convicted in June on the Arizona charges. He is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children in a separate case.
August 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM MT · via KUER · 7 sources