A polygamy-practicing Mormon fundamentalist sect led by Warren Jeffs; under legal scrutiny for decades
Samuel Bateman, already serving a 50-year federal term for child sexual abuse, has received a state sentence for transporting young girls in an unventilated trailer after a 2022 Flagstaff stop. Three girls, aged 11-14, were found inside the trailer. The ruling underscores accountability and prevents Bateman from posing again.