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Girls taken from homes in historically polygamous community after FBI searched for evidence of underage marriages

Samuel Bateman is charged in federal court with destroying evidence, and faces child abuse charges in Arizona.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three girls embrace before they are removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Seven were removed from the Bateman home, as well as two others from another house as part of the investigation.