- Samuel Bateman, a leader of a polygamous offshoot, is set for state sentencing after being convicted of hauling girls in an unventilated trailer — he’s already serving a 50‑year federal sentence for child sex crimes.
- Bateman was connected to the Warren Jeffs–led movement, has claimed multiple “spiritual wives,” and was profiled in the Netflix series "Trust Me: The False Prophet."
- The sect’s influence in its historic Arizona‑Utah communities has sharply declined; the towns were recently released from court supervision after major community changes.
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