Polygamy
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Polygamist leader conspired to kidnap child wives while in prison, prosecutors allegeOn Nov. 27, eight girls believed to be Samuel Bateman's child wives left state custody and were allegedly abducted by his adult wives.U.S. NewsDec 6, 2022
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Polygamous group leader charged after 3 girls found in enclosed trailerAmerican Samuel Bateman, 46, was arrested by a state police agency after someone spotted small fingers in a gap of his trailer's rear door.TrendingSep 16, 2022
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Utah Senate votes to unanimously decriminalize polygamy among consenting adultsThe bill, which now moves to the state's House of Representatives, aims to reduce the penalty for plural marriage from a felony to an infraction on par with a traffic ticket.WorldFeb 18, 2020
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Year in jail, 18 months probation for ex-B.C. polygamist leader in child bride caseA judge handed the decision down to James Oler in a Cranbook courtroom on Thursday.Aug 29, 2019
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ANALYSIS: Canada’s problem with polygamyPolygamy is illegal in Canada. This is why.CanadaJun 29, 2018
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Three adults in polyamorous relationship declared legal parents of childPolyamorous relationships are legal in Canada, unlike bigamy and polygamy, which involve people in two or more marriages.CanadaJun 14, 2018
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Man married 6 women to evade U.S. immigration laws: prosecutorsA Massachusetts man was charged with accepting money to marry six women to help them evade immigration laws.CrimeJan 31, 2018
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Judge to impose sentence in B.C. child bride caseA B.C. judge is expected to sentence today a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl into the United States over a decade ago to marry the now-imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect.CrimeAug 11, 2017
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Bob Layton Editorial: The next step in marriage equality?There is a constitutional challenge coming to the law against polygamy.CommentaryJul 26, 2017
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Verdict in decades-long B.C. polygamy case: Winston Blackmore, James Oler found guiltyWinston Blackmore has been found guilty of practising polygamy.CrimeJul 24, 2017
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