NWAnews
January 31, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS

Hearing on Alamo kids held day early

FORT SMITH – A day earlier than originally scheduled, a judge held a hearing Thursday in Fort Smith on the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ decision to take into custody six children whose parents have ties with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.

But attorneys and childwelfare officials aren’t talking about what happened at the hearing, which had been set for Friday. Sebastian County Circuit Judge Mark Hewett issued a strict gag order barring anyone from discussing the case.

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Texarkana Gazette
January 31, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

In Court: Bond set for man accused in beating
Alamo follower still in jail

A man accused in the beating of an 11-year-old boy on Tony Alamo Christian Ministries property in California more than 20 years ago remains behind bars after a court appearance Friday.

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The Signal
January 31, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL, AP

Man charged in ‘88 Alamo beating appears in court
Christopher gets hearing in Santa Clarita

Douglas Christopher, 55, appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Santa Clarita, Calif. for a preliminary hearing, Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. Douglas turned himself in on a 20-year warrant alleging child abuse stemming from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.

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Tony Alamo News is Accepting Editorials for Publication from Concerned Readers

Share your views on ANY of the news articles or things happening with the Alamo group by submitting a well thought out post with proper punctuation and spelling so that it can be reviewed and posted promptly (as space allows).

Editorial Guidelines:
Please title your editorial to reflect the main subject or topic. You may include links to websites that point to your topic’s source but no advertisements or promotions will be allowed. Please sign your editorial exactly as you want your name to appear. Anonymous editorials will be accepted.

Submissions are held in queue for moderation and approval.

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I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Christhiaon Coie. My Mother was Susan Alamo, the actual founder of the Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation. Some of my earliest memories and things that my late brother Charlie told me are of Momma leaving him, a teenage boy, to care for me. With no food, milk, or cash and with landlords banging on doors for their rent, Charlie couldn’t stand it any more and ran away and joined the Navy.

From that day on it was Momma and me. One day my Mother would drag me to a church. I would sing and she would preach and we would leave with a LOVE offering. When the unmarked cans would be almost gone and the beer supply would dwindle the beatings would escalate; some so bad that school was out of the question. She finally took me out of school in the eighth grade.

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Texarkana Gazette
February 12, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Miller County judge says some Alamo parents noncompliant

A Miller County circuit judge found varying levels of compliance with earlier court orders in a custody review hearing concerning two families whose children were removed from Tony Alamo Christian Ministries properties last year.

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NWAnews
February 12, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS

Judge sees no moves by parents to get kids

TEXARKANA – Three members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries whose children were placed in foster care have made no progress in finding homes and jobs outside the ministry as ordered, and one mother showed “an appalling lack of judgment” in sending a recording of an investigator’s interview with her daughter to the host of an Internet radio show, a judge found Wednesday.

Miller County Circuit Judge Jim Hudson made the findings after a hearing to check on the parents’ progress in satisfying the requirements they must meet to be reunited with their children. The hearing was closed to the news media, but Hudson described his findings to reporters after it adjourned Wednesday evening.

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The Morning News
February 12, 2009
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alamo-Member Parents Denied Custody Again

TEXARKANA — A judge presiding over some of the custody cases involving families linked to Tony Alamo Christian Ministries is keeping two sets of children in state custody.

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Texarkana Gazette
February 18, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe

Jailed Alamo follower denied bail reduction

A jailed follower of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries lost his bid Tuesday for a reduction in his $100,000 bail before a judge in California.

Allen Matthew Rehn, alias Douglas Christopher, will return to court in San Fernando, Calif., later this month for a pretrial hearing.

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KATV7
February 24, 2009
Associated Press

Judge Denies Questionnaires in Evangelist Case

Little Rock – A federal judge has denied requests to allow potential jurors to fill out questionnaires in a child-sex case against jailed evangelist Tony Alamo. U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes ruled that the typical process of interviewing jurors before trial would be adequate in Alamo’s case. Both federal prosecutors and defense lawyers sought to use questionnaires, as the case involves allegations of child sexual abuse and religion. Alamo, 74, faces a 10-count indictment accusing him of taking young girls across state lines for sex. He faces a May 18th trial.

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