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Reality TV star reacts to Bateman's 24-year sentence

August 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM MT ยท via ABC4 Utah ยท Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Reality TV star reacts to Bateman's 24-year sentence
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A star of the documentary series Trust Me: The False Prophet reacted to polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman's additional 24-year sentence for child abuse. Bateman, who leads a fundamentalist group not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was convicted of hauling girls in an unventilated trailer. The reality TV personality, identified as cult expert Dr. Christine Marie, said Bateman "got what he deserved." Bateman is already serving a 50-year federal sentence for child sex crimes.

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