Netflix Doc Elevates Survivor Voices in FLDS Predator Case
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Four years after Christine Marie and videographer Tolga Katas helped expose Samuel Bateman’s abuse in the FLDS community, Netflix debuts a four-part series, Trust Me: The False Prophet, detailing how they gained the predator’s trust, the FBI-backed case that led to his 50-year prison sentence, and the survivors’ resilience—along with a fundraiser to support Bateman’s victims.
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