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Bateman’s Double Sentence for Abuse | Raleigh News
Samuel Bateman, already serving 50 years for child sex offenses, now faces an additional 24 years after state convictions for trafficking girls in a suffocating trailer—charges that underscore the horrific conditions and psychological trauma inflicted on victims as young as 12. Though he claimed ignorance and shock at being pulled over, investigators revealed his nationwide network built from a sect splintered from Warren Jeffs’ group. Representing himself without seeking mercy, Bateman’s courtroom defiance clashed with survivors’ harrowing testimonies, while judges called the trailer…
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