
Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, who was convicted of child abuse, appears in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz., for a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP, Pool)

Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, who was convicted of child abuse, appears in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz., for a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP, Pool)