In 2012, FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs was sentenced ... According to prosecutors, Bateman “controlled every aspect” of his child “brides’” lives and forced them into group sex acts with ...

The 69-year-old Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence for various sex crimes related to a 15-year-old and 12-year-old child brides after his 2011 conviction. The FLDS was founded in the early ...

In his plea agreement, Bateman acknowledged that he arranged group sex with his followers and children he called his brides ... into Arizona Department of Child Services custody.

was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday in a case that involved the transportation and sexual abuse of girls he called his "child brides." At his sentencing, U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich ...