26 September 2008
FBI: Evangelist Alamo arrested in child sex probe (AP)
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - FBI agents arrested evangelist and convicted tax evader Tony Alamo at an Arizona motel Thursday, alleging days after raiding the Arkansas headquarters of his ministry that he took minors across state lines for sexual purposes.
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FBI agents and state police raided evangelist Tony Alamo’s headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation, and social workers interviewed …
Alamo was staying at a hotel in Flagstaff, Ariz., when arrested, said FBI spokesman Steve Frazier in Little Rock. The religious leader — who began his career as a California street preacher in 1966 — was scheduled for a federal court appearance Friday in Flagstaff.
Alamo is suspected of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits taking children across state lines for illegal purposes. Frazier described those purposes as “sexual activity.”
He said he didn’t believe any children were with Alamo at the time of his arrest but would give few other details.
Federal agents and Arkansas state police had raided the headquarters of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in tiny Fouke on Saturday and removed six girls ages 10 to 17. They sought evidence that children there had been molested or filmed having sex.
Prosecutors sought Alamo’s arrest after interviewing the girls this week, but Frazier would not disclose what the children said.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, describes the ministry as a cult. Alamo’s church rails against homosexuals, Roman Catholics and the government, and Alamo has preached that girls are fit for marriage once they are sexually mature.
“Consent is puberty,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press last week while agents raided the compound. He denied any involvement with pornography.
An Arkansas judge has hearings set for Friday and Monday on whether the state Department of Human Services can keep custody of the six girls. The girls will attend the hearings.
wcbstv.com - FBI Agents Raid Arkansas Evangelist Ministry In Child Porn …
Deseret News FBI raids ministry in child-porn probe
… workers interviewed children who live at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries … Alamo told the AP on Saturday that he believed the raid was part of a push by …
FBI agents and state police raided evangelist Tony Alamo’s headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation, and social workers interviewed …
“We will transport them to and from hearings. We will take part in any future hearings,” agency spokeswoman Julie Munsell said. “Ou
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