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