Sentencing set for polygamous leader convicted of child abuse in Arizona
September 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM MT · via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Sentencing is scheduled for a polygamous sect leader convicted of child abuse in Arizona after authorities discovered girls in a trailer, ABC News reports. The case involves Samuel Bateman, whose fundamentalist group is not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bateman was convicted following the discovery of children in a trailer during a 2022 traffic stop. The sentencing hearing will allow survivors to confront him. ABC News reports the hearing date has been set but provides no additional details about the conviction or expected sentence.
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