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Polygamous sect leader abuse sentencing
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 25
AUG 26 · Day 2
Polygamous sect leader receives additional 24-year sentence
Bateman acknowledged he knew the girls were in a hot trailer for hours and that the ventilation wasn't good.
Bateman said he had no intention to harm the people involved.
Bateman represented himself in the case and did not make a plea for leniency during his sentencing hearing.
AUG 25 · Day 1
Sentencing set for polygamous leader convicted of abuse
Warren Jeffs is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexual assault of children.
The towns were released from court-ordered supervision last summer, almost two years earlier than expected.
Bateman's small group was an offshoot of the polygamous sect once led by Warren Jeffs.