The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, newly filed federal court documents show.
Authorities say the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives and punished followers who didn t treat him as a prophet
Samuel Bateman had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, federal court documents show.
One in three Black children in metro Phoenix faced a child welfare investigation over a five-year period, stirring up dread and disbelief for many families in the community.