officials took nine girls from two Colorado City homes used by Bateman to St. George for several hours, and returned them later in the day. But on Wednesday afternoon, Arizona child welfare ...

Three girls embrace before they are removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Seven were removed from the Bateman home ...

As a result of multiple investigations into Bateman, the Arizona Department of Child Services removed to protective custody nine girls from Bateman's property in Colorado City, Arizona in September.

Authorities found three girls, between the ages of 11 and ... Patrick Schneider said Bateman talked to supporters in Colorado City, Arizona, from the Coconino County Jail in Flagstaff and ...

The new indictment revealed stories of Bateman coercing little girls to have sex with him ... He is 47 and a leader of an FLDS sect in Colorado City, Arizona. Beyond that, much is still not ...

COLORADO CITY, AZ (AZFamily/AP ... sex trafficking young girls, and recruiting victims for the group’s leader, Samuel Bateman. His brother, Torrance Bistline, 36, was found guilty of ...

Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and regularly coerced underage girls into his criminal ... Bateman’s home in Colorado City into protective custody.

Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and regularly coerced underage girls into his criminal ... Bateman’s home in Colorado City into protective custody.

LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., 46, of Colorado City, Arizona, was convicted on multiple charges last October, including possession ...

Eight of the girls were abducted by his co-conspirators before law enforcement rescued them, prosecutors said. A judge has sentenced Bateman, 48, of Colorado City, Arizona, to 50 years in prison ...

Torrance Bistline, 36, committed the sex crimes with others including Samuel Bateman, a self-proclaimed leader who led a polygamous group out of Colorado City, Arizona, according to a Tuesday news ...

Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and regularly coerced underage girls into his criminal ... Bateman’s home in Colorado City into protective custody.