Authorities say Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet who had taken more than 20 wives, including 10 girls under the age of 18, ...
Bateman — who rose to power among several ... In a plea agreement, he acknowledged that he had spiritually married 20 wives, ...
Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet who took more than 20 wives, including 10 girls under age 18, pleaded guilty this month to charges of kidnapping and conspiring to transport underage girls ...
Two more of Bateman’s wives, Brenda Barlow and Leia Bistline ... will change their pleas before the September 20 trial. Sign up for new weekly newsletter Closing Arguments to get the latest about ...
The FBI said Bateman had taken more than 20 wives, including 10 girls under the age of 18. Bateman is accused of giving wives as gifts to his male followers and claiming to do so on orders from ...
Authorities say Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet who had taken more than 20 wives, including 10 girls under the age of 18, created a sprawling network spanning at least four states as he tried ...
PHOENIX — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a ...