Tag: Warren Jeffs
Prosecutors widen child sex abuse case in polygamous sect
Prosecutors have widened their case against members of a small polygamous group that resides near the Utah-Arizona border, detailing its leader’s sexual encounters with...
Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman pleads not guilty amid FBI investigation
A polygamous leader accused of taking more than 20 wives, including underage girls, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to kidnapping and tampering...
U.S.: Imprisoned polygamous leader helped plan girls’ escape
The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border helped orchestrate the escape of eight girls he considered his wives...
Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman had child brides, called himself ‘prophet’
The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and...
Project approved to assess health needs of long-isolated polygamist community
A small, remote northern Arizona town where a polygamist group used to be dominant makes few headlines these days. But that doesn’t...
