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.
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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, new court documents show.