Alamo and the Law

2 Alamo dads said to face loss of children

Arkansas child-welfare officials recommended Monday that the parental rights of two more fathers who are members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries be terminated, a move that would clear the men’s children to be put up for adoption, an advocate for the parents said Monday.
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2 teens who sued Alamo member awarded $3 million

A federal judge has awarded $3 million to two teenagers who sued a fugitive accused of being the disciplinarian for the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.
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Bankruptcy case of Alamo follower is reopened

A bankruptcy judge has agreed to reopen the closed Oklahoma bankruptcy case of a member of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.
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Alamo sentencing reset

A federal judge has delay a sentencing hearing for evangelist Tony Alamo, who was convicted on charges of taking young girls across state lines for sex.
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State: Request to remove infant not retaliation

State officials say a petition to remove a 6-month-old boy born to members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries cannot be retaliation.
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Judge advised baby is at risk

Boy born to two Alamo followers

A boy born in June to parents who are members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries is "at substantial risk of serious harm," and a judge should take action to protect the child, state child-welfare officials contend.
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Judge denies Alamo request for new trial

A federal judge has denied convicted evangelist Tony Alamo's request for a new trial.
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Lawyer: Alamo's rights violated

An attorney claimed in a court filing Monday that evangelist Tony Alamo's religious freedoms were violated when he stood trial on child sexual abuse charges last month.
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2 Alamo followers released from jail

Two members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries were released from jail Monday after spending more than seven months behind bars for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of their children.
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Alamo jurors start Day 2 of deliberations

Jurors have resumed deliberating the child-sex charges against jailed evangelist Tony Alamo for a second day.
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The 10 counts against Tony Alamo

A federal jury was given instructions Wednesday on how to weigh the case against evangelist Tony Alamo, who is charged with taking five young girls across state lines for sex.
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Alamo jurors pose 2 questions

Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the federal sex-crimes case against an evangelist accused of taking underage girls across state lines for sex.
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Jurors to take up Alamo case in morning

Jurors at the sex-crimes trial of evangelist Tony Alamo will begin deliberating the preacher's fate in the morning.
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Alamo: 'I'm going to testify' in sex crimes trial

Evangelist Tony Alamo walked into court Tuesday and told reporters he planned to take the stand in his sex-crime trial, even though his lawyers have advised against it.
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FBI agent tells of interviews in Alamo case

He also details compound raid

A bottle of Viagra was found in the same bathroom closet where investigators found Polaroid cameras and film during the Sept. 20 raid on the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, an FBI agent testified Monday.
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