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Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Members of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls whom the group’s leader claimed as brides were arraigned in federal court on Friday.Sam Bateman and the three women followers, who are each represented by different attorneys, entered not guilty pleas in a downtown Phoenix courtroom. They also waived having the charges read to them. None of them

Polygamous cult leader Sam Bateman, a self-proclaimed prophet awaiting trial on kidnapping, now faces charges accusing him of sexually abusing children.

Sam Bateman and the three women followers scheduled to appear for their arraignment were arrested last year and charged with kidnapping and impeding a federal investigation. Prosecutors earlier this month expanded the group's charges.

A federal grand jury last week issued a superseding indictment against 47-year-old Samuel Bateman.

Members of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls who the group's leader claimed as brides are expected to appear in federal court today.

Now 11 members of Bateman’s Arizona group face 51 felony counts for transporting children across state lines to facilitate sexual activity

An Arizona polygamous sect leader and his followers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to cross state lines to get him “wives.”