Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Last week, a federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment that accuses Bateman of making child pornography and provides new details about how he took wives as young as 9 years old as he worked to win followers to start his own small offshoot group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Josephine Barlow Bistlin faces charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care.

Bateman’s trial was moved to March 5, 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges in Arizona.

Heber Jeffs waived extradition at a court hearing in Minot, North Dakota, on Monday. The sheriff of Piute County, Utah, says the 10-year-old niece was apparently unharmed.

Organizers and their legal advisers argue a 2006 Supreme Court ruling protects them from prosecution and participants say they are taking part in a religious service. Some experts raise concerns that the benefits of ayahuasca haven’t been well studied.

The trial date for the leader of a polygamous sect in Arizona had been been scheduled to go on trial Tuesday, but his attorney asked for more time to prepare. The trial now is set to begin March 14.

A polygamous leader from a community on the Utah-Arizona border pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges of kidnapping, and tampering with and destroying evidence.

The nephew of the imprisoned polygamous leader is facing kidnapping charges after his sister told law enforcement that he was keeping her from her daughter.

The details of Samuel Bateman's life were alleged in an FBI affidavit released last Friday. Bateman faces state and federal charges of child abuse and tampering with evidence.

"I really would like our own community to get away from the sort of faith politics of ‘does the show prove the church is good or bad or true or false?’" said Lindsay Hansen Park, a historical and cultural consultant for the series.

Hildale Mayor Donia Jessop is facing re-election after her historic win in 2017. She’s up against long-time resident Jim Barlow.

Hildale, Utah largely kept its doors shut to outsiders for generations. Now, it's starting to build a tourism-based economy.