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Last week, a federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment that accuses Bateman of making child pornography and provides new details about how he took wives as young as 9 years old as he worked to win followers to start his own small offshoot group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Josephine Barlow Bistlin faces charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care.
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Bateman’s trial was moved to March 5, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges in Arizona.
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Heber Jeffs waived extradition at a court hearing in Minot, North Dakota, on Monday. The sheriff of Piute County, Utah, says the 10-year-old niece was apparently unharmed.
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The trial date for the leader of a polygamous sect in Arizona had been been scheduled to go on trial Tuesday, but his attorney asked for more time to prepare. The trial now is set to begin March 14.
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A polygamous leader from a community on the Utah-Arizona border pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges of kidnapping, and tampering with and destroying evidence.
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The details of Samuel Bateman's life were alleged in an FBI affidavit released last Friday. Bateman faces state and federal charges of child abuse and tampering with evidence.
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Thursday morning, Feb. 27, 2020Creating Homeless Emergency PlansA bill addressing homeless safety and health in emergency conditions passed unanimously in…
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A bill decriminalizing consensual polygamy is poised to pass the Utah Legislature. The House of Representatives approved the bill 70-3 Wednesday, just…
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Fighting To Make Groups Healthier: Proponents Say Decriminalizing Polygamy Would Help Root Out AbuseA bill to decriminalize polygamy for consenting adults unanimously passed the Utah Senate Tuesday. Critics say it would make it harder for people to leave…
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Listen to the story here.A bill to effectively decriminalize polygamy for consenting adults unanimously passed the Utah Senate Tuesday. It would change…
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Listen to this story here.Utah Democratic lawmakers are condemning behavior during its Thursday caucus meeting, when a presenter gave the state’s lone…