FILE - Hildale, Utah, is pictured sitting at the base of Red Rock Cliff mountains, with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz., in the foreground on Dec. 16, 2014. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, a businessman pleaded guilty to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect in the Colorado City-Hildale area to transport underage girls across state lines for sexual activity. The guilty plea by 53-year-old Moroni Johnson marked the first man to be convicted in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Coconino County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border. On Monday, April 1, 2024, Bateman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit transportation of a minor for criminal sexual activity and another federal charge in what authorities say was a years-long scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. (Coconino County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Coconino County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border. On Monday, April 1, 2024, Bateman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit transportation of a minor for criminal sexual activity and another federal charge in what authorities say was a years-long scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. (Coconino County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)