After months of investigation and a federal raid of his compound, the leader of a polygamous splinter group on the Utah-Arizona border has now been charged with 51 felonies.
, the leader of a polygamous splinter group on the Utah-Arizona border has now been charged with 51 felonies — including, for the first time, counts accusing him of sexually abusing the underage girls he had claimed as his wives., 47, provides new details about the offshoot that he claimed to be appointed by God to lead, and about the allegations of explicit conduct with minors that he said was part of the faith.
It also provides the latest indication of the focus of the yearslong FBI investigation into Bateman, showing an effort to crack down on child marriages that were once more common in the sister cities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, known collectively as Short Creek. Historically, the area has been a refuge for those who broke off from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known informally as the Mormon church. Those who moved to the towns wanted to continue practicing polygamy after faith leaders had agreed to end plural marriages in 1890.
famed FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, who was convicted of sexually assaulting girls he had taken as wives.In that time, Bateman amassed roughly 50 followers who call themselves “Samuelites.”, 10 of whom were minors when he married them. One of those girls later turned 18, and federal prosecutors say she helped Bateman assault and kidnap the others; she has also been charged. The counts against Bateman largely focus on the nine other underage girls.
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