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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.”