The new accusations rely, in part, on Bateman's own writings and remarks from some of the girls, according to documents filed in U.S. The latest court filings, naming 11 defendants, show the scope of the case has widened and the allegations have grown more serious. Attorney's Office for Arizona now accuses Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet of a splinter group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and 10 others of causing sexual harm to nine girls whose ages ranged from 9 to 17 at the time the alleged offenses took place.įederal prosecutors filed the extensive indictment on May 18, replacing a more limited one against Bateman and three followers.
PHOENIX - Lurid new details have emerged from a new 53-felony-count federal indictment against an Arizona-based polygamist fundamentalist cult and its leader, Samuel Bateman.
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