The new accusations rely, in part, on Bateman's own writings and remarks from some of the girls, according to documents filed in U.S. The latest court filings, naming 11 defendants, show the scope of the case has widened and the allegations have grown more serious. Attorney's Office for Arizona now accuses Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet of a splinter group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and 10 others of causing sexual harm to nine girls whose ages ranged from 9 to 17 at the time the alleged offenses took place.įederal prosecutors filed the extensive indictment on May 18, replacing a more limited one against Bateman and three followers. PHOENIX - Lurid new details have emerged from a new 53-felony-count federal indictment against an Arizona-based polygamist fundamentalist cult and its leader, Samuel Bateman.
He was the one who revealed the character of the ship’s burial, who sensitively revealed the fossil of the ship.Watch Video: Today in History for May 26th Laura Howarth, archaeology manager for the National Trust, which runs the Sutton Hoo site, said: “Basil started this project. The British Museum, which houses the Sutton Hoo treasures, says the tension between the two men has been overplayed for the sake of entertainment. The National Trust has warned against “over-romanticising” the role of Brown, a self-taught, working class man who was first to uncover the Anglo-Saxon burial ship on the Suffolk estate near his home. They have defended Phillips’ reputation, saying he was nothing like the pompous figure played in the film by Ken Stott. When watching The Dig, the new Netflix drama about the discoveries at Sutton Hoo, viewers can be in little doubt as to the villain of the tale.Ĭharles Phillips is a Cambridge academic who commandeers the site on behalf of the British Museum and steals the glory from local man Basil Brown.īut the portrayal is unfair, according to experts and those who knew Phillips personally.
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