Evangelist Tony Alamo’s 40-year career of criminal charges, running from law may be at an endOf 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. Woman accused of confining children to hotel bathroom writes of enduring ‘a thousand beatings’DALLAS — In letters to her mother from jail, a woman accused of starving three of her children in a hotel bathroom for at least nine months says she felt so hopeless and ineffective that she was willing to endure “a thousand beatings.” Experts say targeting parents in Arkansas evangelist’s sex-crimes trial a tricky questionTEXARKANA, Ark. — One by one, the women told the court a similar story. They were “married” to evangelist Tony Alamo as children or teens, pushed into the unions with the blessings of parents who believed it was the highest honor before God. Phoenix officials say case of 4 boys charged in 8-year-old girl’s rape is ‘deeply disturbing’PHOENIX — Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed. 4 boys ages 9 to 14 charged in Phoenix in 8-year-old girl’s sexual assaultPHOENIX — Authorities said Thursday that four boys ages 9 to 14 took turns raping an 8-year-old girl in a shed for more than 10 minutes after luring the young victim with chewing gum in what Phoenix police are calling one of the most horrific cases they’ve ever seen. Jurors debating preacher’s sex-crimes case pause to pose questions to federal judgeTEXARKANA, Ark. — Jurors took a pair of breaks from their deliberations at the sex-crimes trial of evangelist Tony Alamo on Thursday so they could pose questions to the federal judge presiding over the case. Jurors debating preacher’s sex-crimes case pause to pose 2 questions to federal judgeTEXARKANA, Ark. — Jurors took a break from deliberations at the sex-crimes trial of evangelist Tony Alamo on Thursday so they could pose two questions to the federal judge presiding over the case. Mass. woman charged as accessory to assault of 7-year-old who died after Father’s Day beatingWORCESTER, Mass. — The girlfriend of a man accused of fatally beating his 7-year-old son to death on Father’s Day has been indicted on new charges. Prosecutors charge former California priest with past sex abuse of boy in mid-1990sSANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Southern California priest who was accused of molesting a teenager more than 30 years ago has been charged with abusing a boy in another incident in the mid-1990s. Woman ‘married’ at age 8 says minister Alamo often cut up the explicit pictures he tookTEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who says she was “married” to evangelist Tony Alamo at age 8 testified at his sex-crimes trial Friday that the minister likely cut into tiny pieces the explicit photos of her he took of her around that time. Woman who was evangelist’s 8-year-old ‘wife’ says he began having sex with her when she was 9TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who said evangelist Tony Alamo “married” her at age 8 is telling federal jurors that he sexually assaulted her repeatedly until she escaped his compound in late 2006. Texas woman says evangelist Alamo joked about taking underage bride on road for sexTEXARKANA, Ark. — A Texas woman who formerly followed evangelist Tony Alamo told a federal jury Thursday that the minister often joked about taking an underage girl with him on the road as a wife and sex partner. Reports of exchange students in US underfed, living in filth lead to calls for federal reformSCRANTON, Pa. — During his year as a foreign exchange student in the United States, 18-year-old Carlos Villarreal lived not with a welcoming family, but with two ex-convicts in a seedy house that smelled of dog feces and where the food was labeled “DO NOT TOUCH.” He left 14 pounds lighter. More women set to testify that jailed Ark. evangelist Tony Alamo took them as underage bridesTEXARKANA, Ark. — More women are scheduled to take the stand Thursday to accuse jailed evangelist Tony Alamo of taking them as underage brides. Witness says she needed no help in deciding that pastor who married 8-year-old was ‘a demon’TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who says she was a child bride of evangelist Tony Alamo told jurors Wednesday that the minister had so many partners that he had to schedule when he would have sex with them. Witness says evangelist claimed ‘The Lord told me’ to sexually abuse 8-year-old girlTEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who says she was a child bride of evangelist Tony Alamo told jurors Wednesday that the minister had so many partners that he had to schedule when he would have sex with them. Prosecutors claim evangelist on trial for sex crimes ‘married’ 8-year-old girlTEXARKANA, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo preyed on his loyal followers’ young daughters, once taking a girl as young as 8 as his bride and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Judge: Prosecutors can’t discuss ‘polygamy’ at trial of jailed evangelist Tony AlamoTEXARKANA, Ark. — Prosecutors won’t be able to mention polygamy at the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo, a federal judge ruled Monday. US Marshals Service says more than 35,000 fugitives arrested in nationwide roundupCHICAGO — Police searching for fugitive sex offenders, violent criminals and gang members made more than 35,000 arrests nationwide during an annual monthlong crackdown — the most in the roundup’s 5-year history and nearly double the number from last year — authorities announced Thursday. Vt. man charged sexually abusing stepson; police say boy regularly confined at home for yearsBENNINGTON, Vt. — For years, a man regularly confined his adolescent stepson to a bedroom rigged with an alarm, molested him several times a week and often denied him food, water and access to a bathroom, authorities said. Vt. man charged with holding boy for sex; police say victim locked up at home for 6 yearsBENNINGTON, Vt. — Police in Bennington, Vt., say a man spent almost six years sexually abusing a boy whom he hit, threatened and locked in a bedroom with a homemade alarm system while denying him food and water. Police disclose confession in case of 7-year-old girl who disappeared 21 years agoPINOLE, Calif. — The mystery of Amber Swartz-Garcia, a 7-year-old Northern California girl who disappeared after going to jump rope outside her home 21 years ago, has been solved, police said Monday. Yemen executes barber for rape, death of 11-year-old who came to his shop for haircutSAN’A, Yemen — The Yemen news agency reports that a barber has been publicly executed after he was found guilty of raping and killing an 11-year-old boy who came to his shop for a haircut. Children found in locked tool shed behind unlicensed Texas day care center, authorities saySEALY, Texas — A Texas couple was arrested after a state inspector found a half dozen children locked and unsupervised in a tool shed behind an unlicensed day care center, authorities said. NY mom now charged with endangerment for allegedly targeting girl with phony Craigslist adCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Prosecutors have added a child endangerment charge against a Long Island, N.Y., mother accused of posting a suggestive Craigslist ad to target a 9-year-old girl. Mass. man arraigned on a murder charge in the fatal beating of 7-year-old son on Father’s DayWORCESTER, Mass. — Bail has been revoked for a Massachusetts man now charged with murder in the fatal beating of his 7-year-old son on Father’s Day. 7-year-old boy dies a week after alleged beating by dad on Father’s Day in Mass.WORCESTER, Mass. — A 7-year-old boy who authorities say was severely beaten by his dad on Father’s Day has died in Massachusetts. Swiss police uncover child pornography ring involving 2,000 people in 78 countriesBERN, Switzerland — Swiss police say they have uncovered a child pornography ring involving more than 2,000 people in 78 countries. From ‘84 Pepsi ad mishap to stress during ‘05 trial, Jackson’s hospital stays made headlinesHighlights of Michael Jackson’s headline-making medical history: Duke Univ official charged with offering 5-year-old son for sexWASHINGTON — A Duke University official has been arrested and charged with offering his adopted five-year-old son for sex. |
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