Polygamous leader from Netflix series to be sentenced in child abuse case

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArizona man charged after girls found in enclosed trailerPolygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman is set to be sentenced in an Arizona state court on Tuesday following his conviction on three counts of child abuse. The state charges stem from an August 2022 incident in which police rescued three young girls from an unventilated trailer during a traffic stop. Bateman faces a mandatory sentence of four to eight years for each abuse count, with the judge deciding whether the terms will run consecutively or concurrently. The self-proclaimed prophet is already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating child sexual abuse and plotting to kidnap girls from protective custody. Bateman, a former follower of convicted sect leader Warren Jeffs, represented himself at trial and claimed he did not realize the children were inside the trailer. In fullPolygamous leader featured in Netflix series faces sentencing after girls rescued from trailerMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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