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Man Sentenced to 24 Years After Child Abuse Convictions

8/26/2026

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Samuel Bateman, 50, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in state prison.
The sentence follows three child-abuse convictions from an August 2022 Flagstaff traffic stop.
Three girls, ages 11 to 14, were discovered in an unventilated trailer with a makeshift toilet.
Judge Joshua Steinlage ordered the state term to begin after Bateman completes his 50-year federal sentence.

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Samuel Bateman, 50, was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in state prison.
The sentence follows three child-abuse convictions from an August 2022 Flagstaff traffic stop.
Three girls, ages 11 to 14, were discovered in an unventilated trailer with a makeshift toilet.
Judge Joshua Steinlage ordered the state term to begin after Bateman completes his 50-year federal sentence.