Tony Alamo

Tony Alamo just got sentenced to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of 10 counts of taking underage girls across state lines for sex. He received the maximum sentence in the case where 3 of his child "brides" testified against him. Sources say Alamo's attorney is planning to appeal the ruling. Tony Alamo was sentenced to 175 years in prison.(arkansasonline.com) Alamo allegedly took these "child" brides as early as age 8. One girl testified against him, saying (via ArkansasOnline.com): “You have the audacity to ask for mercy. What mercy did you show us?” This isn't the first time Alamo has been in ... Read Full Story

Evangelist Tony Alamo controlled his followers from behind bars for years when he was in prison for tax evasion. Even as he awaited trial on child-sex charges over the past year, he had sufficient power to warn a young follower who questioned an order not to cross him. "Just because I'm in jail, you'll find out that I'm still in charge. OK, kid? You understand?" Alamo chillingly told the girl, whose scared voice crackled across the recording played at his trial. Now, with Alamo set to spend the rest of his life in prison, the question becomes whether his 200-odd followers will again obey ... Read Full Story

LostNMissing: RT @FranklinScandal: Evangelist Tony Alamo sentenced to 175 years for child sex trafficking. http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRI... Read Full Story

A federal judge has awarded $3 million to two teenagers who sued a fugitive accused of beating them on evangelist Tony Alamo's (uh-LAH'-mohs) orders. U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes ruled Thursday in favor of Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna, who were both raised in Alamo's church in Fouke in southwestern Arkansas. Barnes awarded $1.5 million to each teen. The teens accused Alamo's alleged enforcer, John Kolbek, of battery, false imprisonment, outrage and conspiracy. Authorities haven't been able to locate Kolbek since the lawsuit's filing last year. The teens also have a lawsuit against Alamo, set for trial July 2010. The 75-year-old Alamo will ... Read Full Story

Of all the horrid accusations against evangelist Tony Alamo — and the list is long — it was the testimony of formerly loyal subjects, recounting "marriages" between their cult leader and girls as young as 8, that may end his 40-year rule and send him to prison for life. Born Bernie Lazar Hoffman, the 74-year-old faces up to 175 years behind bars following his conviction Friday on 10 counts of transporting young girls across state lines for sexual purposes. Some jurors wept while women described being molested by and forced into sex with their decades-older pastor. Among many who've watched Alamo's handiwork since the ... Read Full Story