Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints

Fundamentalist Mormon Leader Has 20 Wives, Many Under the Age of 12: FBI Affidavit
Child Abuse

A self-proclaimed polygamist “prophet” is in jail in Arizona, charged with child abuse for allowing young children to ride unsecured in the back of a trailer and federal charges of destroying evidence. But according to an affidavit filed in federal court on Friday, Samuel Bateman has more than 20 wives — many of whom are …

‘I’m guilty of living my religion!’: Polygamist and former religious leader with 27 wives, 149 children sentenced to house arrest & probation
Family Crime
June 30, 2018

‘I’m guilty of living my religion!’: Polygamist and former religious leader with 27 wives, 149 children sentenced to house arrest & probation

Two polygamists, both former leaders of a secluded religious sect in Canada, were placed on house and probation on Tuesday, following polygamy convictions. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Sheri Ann Donegan sentenced Winston Blackmore, 61, the father of 149 children, to six months under house arrest, followed by a year …