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Evangelist Alamo gets 175 years

Nov. 13, 2009
Evangelist Tony Alamo is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after an Arkansas judge sentenced him to 175 years in prison Friday on charges that included taking minors across state lines for sex, according to prosecutors.
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Evangelist Alamo gets 175 years in prison

TEXARKANA, Ark., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. District judge in Texarkana, Ark., Friday sentenced evangelist Tony Alamo to 175 years in prison for child sex abuse.

Tony Alamo convicted of sex charges

TEXARKANA, Ark., July 24 (UPI) -- Evangelist preacher Tony Alamo was convicted Friday in federal court in Arkansas of sexual misconduct with underage girls transported across state lines.

Ex-wife testifies in underage sex case

TEXARKANA, Texas, July 16 (UPI) -- A former wife testified against a leader of a multi-state ministry charged in U.S. District Court with transporting underage girls across state lines for sex.

Six Alamo Ministries kids found in Indiana

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Six children in Indiana associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries have been taken into custody, Arkansas child welfare officials said.

New charges against evangelist Tony Alamo

TEXARKANA, Ark., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Evangelist Tony Alamo sexually molested an underage girl while he was completing a prison term in a halfway house, federal prosecutors in Arkansas allege.

Children seized from evangelist's compound

TEXARKANA, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Arkansas has taken custody of 37 children living at a Christian evangelist's compound, including 17 seized as they were driven away.

Tony Alamo waives extradition to Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Tony Alamo, the Arkansas evangelist charged with abusing teenage girls, waived extradition Friday during a brief appearance in federal court in Arizona.

6 children removed from Alamo compound

FOUKE, Ark., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- American preacher Tony Alamo denies any pornography activities at his church's Arkansas compound where authorities removed six children.

Penn State to play in Alamo Bowl

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Penn State will play in the Alamo Bowl in Joe Paterno's 500th game as coach of the Nittany Lions, the university announced Friday.

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