Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse

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How did the left and right cover Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse?

Of the 21 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 52% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 10% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 22. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 21 rated outlets on this story, 52% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 10% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse biased?

Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse is one event reported by 22 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Polygamous leader Samuel Bateman faces sentencing for child abuse?

22 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What are Samuel Bateman's current legal troubles?

Samuel Bateman is scheduled for sentencing on state convictions for child abuse. He is already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children. The state convictions relate to an incident where three girls were found in an unventilated trailer.

What are the potential penalties for Bateman's state convictions?

Each of the three child abuse counts carries a mandatory sentence between four and eight years. A judge will determine whether these sentences will be served consecutively or concurrently, potentially adding to his existing federal prison term.

When and where were the girls found?

The three girls, aged 11 to 14, were discovered in an unventilated trailer during an August 2022 traffic stop in Flagstaff, Arizona. The trailer lacked air conditioning and seat belts and contained a makeshift toilet, sofa, and camping chairs.