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Former cult member says he was forced to work unpaid operating heavy machinery to build hotels across the US as a teen
The son of an infamous cult leader told Insider that exploited children in the religious sect FLDS …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Self-proclaimed FLDS leader accused of taking child brides is attempting to splinter Warren Jeff's cult
Samuel Bateman, who has garnered a small FLDS following, has declared himself "prophet" of FLDS whi…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A polygamist FLDS cult leader bribed his teenage daughter to marry him with Doritos and $50, FBI says
Samuel Bateman, of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, had over 20 wive…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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The daughter of infamous cult leader Warren Jeffs opens up about escaping the polygamous Mormon sect — and the moment she knew she had to leave: 'There's healing after trauma'
Rachel Jeffs Blackmore, now a mother of seven, told Business Insider that her time in the polygamis…
Libby Torres
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Cult 'prophet' Samuel Bateman was 'disgusted' over his child bride's bedwetting, the FBI says
Samuel Bateman demanded that a man hand over his youngest daughter to be his child bride and then c…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Sam Bateman, polygamous cult leader accused of kidnapping his child brides from state care, appears in court on new charges
Sam Bateman, who runs splinter sect of the FLDS, pleaded not guilty to new charges related to the k…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Arizona cult leader from polygamist sect took 20 'wives' including girl aged 9, FBI says
An FBI affidavit said Samuel Rappylee Bateman had "approximately 50 followers and over 20 wives, ma…
Sinéad Baker,Natalie Musumeci
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How 8 girls in Arizona protective care ended up back with a polygamous cult over 1,000 miles away
An FBI affidavit details what transpired in the four days between when girls from Samuel Bateman's …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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An 85-year-old cult leader forced teens to have sex with him. Now the women are telling their stories.
The new Netflix documentary series "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey," features interviews with women forc…
Jane Ridley
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Son of cult leader Warren Jeffs describes life on a Texas ranch where he had to call 15-year-old girls 'mom'
Wendell Jeffson spoke with Insider about his childhood in the polygamist cult ahead of the premiere…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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An Arizona cult leader accused of taking more than 20 women and girls as wives 'constantly' said he wanted to kiss and touch his underage daughter, FBI says
The man told his underage daughter that "if his feelings were right, he would make her have a child…
Natalie Musumeci
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Unions are using drones and secret agents to investigate Amazon's labor practices
Labor groups are pursuing a multipronged strategy attacking Amazon as they face a tilted regulatory…
Katherine Long
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Warren Jeffs' daughter speaks out for the first time about what she endured in his polygamist cult
Eventually, when she grew older, Jeffs' father arranged for her to marry a 25-year-old man who alre…
Michelle Mark
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Here's what it's like to escape the fundamentalist Mormon sect led by Warren Jeffs
After Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison about four years ago for sexually abusing underage girl…