Texarkana Gazette
December 2, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo convictions upheld by federal appeals court
Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo’s convictions and 175-year sentence for sexual abuse crimes were affirmed by a federal appeals court Thursday morning.
Alamo, 76, whose real name is Bernie LaZar Hoffman, was convicted by a jury of all 10 counts in a federal indictment accusing him of bringing five young girls he wed as children across state lines for sex. U.S District Judge Harry Barnes sentenced Alamo to 175 years.
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Texarkana Gazette
November 23, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo followers say drop lawsuit
Plaintiffs are seeking damages for suffering
Defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by six former Tony Alamo Christian Ministries members have filed motions claiming the case should be dismissed.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
ABC News
November 10, 2010
By JENNIFER DOBNER Associated Press
Elizabeth Smart tells court about day of rescue
Testifying for nearly six hours in a steady voice, Elizabeth Smart told a rapt audience that she was so terrified of her abductor that on the day police found her, she told them she was someone else.
Smart took the stand at her alleged kidnapper’s trial for a second day Tuesday, telling jurors in U.S. District Court she was also too scared to speak up when a detective tried to question her in a public library months before she was finally freed.
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Texarkana Gazette
October 21, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo in isolation in prison
Evangelist placed there after a fight
Evangelist Tony Alamo is in isolation at the federal prison in Tucson, where he is serving a 175-year term for sex crimes, according to his lawyer.
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A Letter to John Kolbek
from Canton Texas Fleamarket Vendor
John,
Turn yourself in. It’s not worth all of this. I know you are tired of running and hiding. My concern is how is Benjamin and the rest of the kids are.
John, if you really believe in Jesus Christ as you told me and as we spoke about on several months of you coming to the market then you know the Lord will take care of you. And you will trust in him for the right thing to do. I know you’re not scared and I know that you meant no harm to any of the kids. You were just doing your job within the church as Tony told you to. It’s not your fault that he corrupted your mind as his. John, go do it my friend. Turn yourself in and let’s get on with life…
Shame is hard to deal with but pray it will be OK. I promise that’s what you told me to do and it works.
Trust me, John, it really does.
Hope 2 CYA soon, Buddy. Take care and tell Jennifer and the kids they are thought of daily.
Canton Texas Fleamarket Vendor
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
October 5, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Both sides request, get delay in civil suit against Alamo
A civil lawsuit seeking damages from Tony Alamo for two men who said they were beaten, starved and forced to labor unpaid as children in Alamo Christian Ministries has been put on hold.
The case was scheduled for trial Oct. 25. Last week U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant of the Western District of Arkansas, Texarkana Division, granted a joint motion for a continuance from attorneys for the plaintiffs and Alamo. Texarkana lawyer David Carter is representing Seth Calagna and Spencer Ondrisek. Alamo is being defended by Little Rock attorney John Wesley Hall Jr.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
October 4, 2010
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Civil trial against Alamo delayed
A federal magistrate judge has delayed the civil trial against evangelist Tony Alamo in a lawsuit over alleged abuse at his ministries.
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Greenwich Time (Greenwich, Connecticut)
September 22, 2010
The Associated Press
Convicted evangelist Tony Alamo seeks new trial
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — The attorney for an Arkansas evangelist who was convicted on child sex abuse charges has asked a federal appeals court for a new trial, saying prosecutors never proved his client took young girls across state lines for sex.
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Texarkana Gazette
September 22, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo defense, prosecutors go head to head in court again
Lawyers on both sides of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo’s appeal faced off Tuesday in St. Louis before three justices of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeal.
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