Alamo denied bail after judge hears of beatings, sex with girls

By Andy Davis

Photo by Evan Lewis / Texarkana Gazette

Tony Alamo is escorted out of a hearing in Texarkana after being denied bail in this 2008 file photo.

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TEXARKANA - After listening to testimony that Tony Alamo has ordered beatings, taken young girls as wives and controls what an FBI agent described as a "vast," tightly controlled organization, a federal judge Wednesday ordered the evangelist held without bail pending his trial on sex charges, saying he wanted to "assure the safety of the community" and make sure Alamo doesn't flee.

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