Bateman previously pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and transport a minor for criminal sexual activity ...

Polygamist sect leader Sam Bateman is defending himself in court as a "kind and loving father." Bateman—who was already serving a 50-year federal sentence for operating a child sex abuse ring—is now ...

For the second time, Netflix and director Rachel Dretzin are chronicling abuse within an offshoot group of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in Short Creek, Utah. After 2022's Keep ...

Self-proclaimed prophet Sam Bateman is back in court facing state child abuse charges tied to an alleged 2022 trailer incident involving three young girls. Former followers are now testifying, ...

For several years, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) seemed to be without a leader after their self-described prophet was sentenced to life in prison for child ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sam Bateman, the leader of a polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sect, is back in court in ...