Netflix’s new docuseries, Trust Me: The False Prophet, has been making headlines since its release. The story follows the story of a man named Samuel Bateman, who was found guilty of some heinous crimes, some of which even involved a minor. So, as the series leaves the viewers gutted, let’s take a quick look at what it was about and what happened to Samuel after he was found guilty of the crimes.
Did Smauel Bateman take inspiration from Warren Jeffs?
According to reports, it all began with Warren Jeffs, a polygamist, paedophile and abject morality vacuum who became “President and Prophet, Seer and Revelator” of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). He ran the cult-like FLDS until his life imprisonment, when he was found guilty of forcing two girls into “spiritual marriages” and fathering a child with one of them. The church had around 10,000 members and controlled the towns of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah. The FLDS had created distance from the mainstream Mormon church over a century ago. However, their story didn’t die with Jeff’s conviction; instead, it was given a new face: Samuel Bateman, the corrupt prophet in Trust Me: The False Prophet.
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