KATV
January 31, 2010
The Associated Press
Appeal Planned by Parents Cut Off From Children
An advocate for members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries whose parental rights were terminated by a judge says the parents will appeal the ruling.
Cheryl Barnes is a litigation specialist for the parent advocacy group CPS Watch Legal Team, which helped the parents with their cases in Miller County Circuit Court at Texarkana. She said Saturday that, after Alamo was convicted in federal court of child-sex felonies, there was no need to take the kids away from their parents.
Friday’s ruling by Circuit Judge Joe Griffin affects seven parents of children seized from Alamo ministries. The judge said the case of an eighth parent – wife of a man among the seven whose parental rights were terminated – will be reconsidered in six months. Read the rest of this article »
In: 2010, Breaking News
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
February 1, 2010
The Associated Press
Alamo can pay victims after appeal, judge says
A federal judge has refused prosecutors’ request to make evangelist Tony Alamo pay his $2.5 million in restitution before his appeal is decided.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
Texarkana Gazette
February 3, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo doesn’t have to pay restitution yet, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that Tony Alamo doesn’t have to pay restitution to five women he wed as children while an appeal is pending in his criminal case.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
The Washington Post
February 3, 2010
The Associated Press
Judge dismisses suit filed by Alamo followers
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries that claimed an Arkansas state agency infringed upon their religious rights when it seized children from their compound.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
February 3, 2010
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Court dismisses lawsuit filed by Alamo’s church
A judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed over the removal of children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, saying there was no evidence the Arkansas Department of Human Services had acted in bad faith.
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The Statesmen
February 10, 2010
Israeli polygamist living with 30 women and fathered dozens of children arrested
Residents of Tel Aviv’s quiet Hatikva neighbourhood were shocked yesterday to discover a self-styled Jewish sage living in their midst with a harem of 30 women kept as “slaves” in squalid apartments.
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In: Cult News, Polygamy In The News
The New York Times
February 10, 2010
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tel Aviv ‘’savior” Accused of Enslaving Women
The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name — Savior.
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In: Cult News, Polygamy In The News
National Geographic
February 2010
By Scott Anderson
The Polygamists
A sect that split from the Mormons allows multiple wives, expels “lost boys,” and heeds a jailed prophet.
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In: Polygamy In The News
Texarkana Gazette
February 12, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo transferred to Tucson prison
Rules at the federal penitentiary where Tony Alamo is being held in Tucson, Ariz., allow an “embrace and kiss” at the beginning and end of each face-to-face visit.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
Texarkana Gazette
February 3, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Judge rejects Ministries’ suit
A federal judge ruled state welfare officials did not infringe on religious freedoms in custody proceedings and dismissed a civil lawsuit Tuesday filed by Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and two fathers.
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In: 2010, Breaking News
