Forbes
July 15, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Witness: No help making pastor a ‘demon’
A woman who says she was a child bride of evangelist Tony Alamo told jurors Wednesday that the minister had so many partners that he had to schedule when he would have sex with them.
San Francisco Chronicle
July 15, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Witness: Pastor made her say life fine at compound
A former follower of evangelist Tony Alamo acknowledged at his sex-crimes trial Wednesday that she once wrote a letter saying life was fine inside his compound, but said the minister forced her to do so.
Fox News
July 15, 2009
Associated Press
‘Wife’ Accuses Pastor of Taking Numerous Girls as Sexual Partners
A woman who says she was a child bride of evangelist Tony Alamo told jurors Wednesday that the minister had so many partners that he had to schedule when he would have sex with them.
In: 2009 - (Trial year), Eye Witness & First Hand Accounts of Abuse, Victim's Testimonies
Mercury News
July 15, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Witness: Alamo said ‘The Lord told me to abuse’
A third-generation follower of evangelist Tony Alamo told federal court jurors Wednesday that the preacher had so many sex partners that he scheduled how often he would sleep with them.
My Way News
July 15, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Witness: Evangelist had total control of compound
A woman whose parents and grandparents followed evangelist Tony Alamo testified at his sex-crime trial Wednesday that “Papa Tony” segregated children by gender to prevent “hanky-panky” and controlled everything at his religious compound.
Associated Press
December 4, 2008
By PEGGY HARRIS
FBI: Girls told agent evangelist Alamo abused them
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Before evangelist Tony Alamo’s arrest on federal sex charges, three girls who lived at his Arkansas compound told an FBI agent that he had sexually abused them, and one said he had threatened to have “someone take care of you” if she talked, according to a newly unsealed FBI affidavit.
Los Angeles Times
April 28, 1993
Stepdaughter Testifies About Rape by Alamo
“Evangelist Tony Alamo’s stepdaughter testified Tuesday that he raped her, and a former wife said he beat and sexually assaulted her, but a federal magistrate said that was not enough to keep Alamo behind bars pending trial on tax evasion charges and set bail at $50,000.
In an extraordinary hearing that lasted well into the night in U. S. District Court in Los Angeles, Alamo’s stepdaughter made public for the first time her claim that he raped her in 1966, when she was a teen-ager.
First Magazine
March 30, 1992
Life Story: Elishah
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My childhood was filled with fear and loneliness. I was the first child born into the Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation in Alma, Arkansas. We were supposed to be a religious group, full of love. But it was really a prison.
For years after we left the Alamo Foundation, in 1989, I was a big Tony Alamo supporter and defender. I wanted nothing more than to go back to the Alamo Foundation. We drove from Fresno to LA every other weekend to attend services. That was about a 4-5 hour drive 1 way. We tithed 10% or more of our pay, I spent countless hours listening to Tony’s tapes, passing out tracts, praying for Tony and the foundation. Spent hours on the phone with Tony, Yes, he would call and we would talk about what he was doing and the court cases. He told MerryAnn and Lenore to call and fellowship with me. Why Tony even had my friend Tommy S call me to see if we needed anything.
While living outside of the foundation I testified at court cases, supporting and defending Tony Alamo.
The following was posted on the Factnet discussion board. Click here to read more former member’s accounts of living in the group.
I was a member for 14yrs at the Alamo Church. My then husband was kicked out for something very trivial. We were at an out post in a ruff section in Chicago. It was the coldest recorded winter in 100 yrs. A message was delivered by one of the Alamo Foundation members (we were never able to talk to the pastor). We were told that Tony Alamo said, “she can stay but he has to go” There was no regard for the sanctity of marriage. I choose to leave with my husband. We were not offered a dollar for a cup of coffee or a way out of the city. We were flat broke and had it not been for my family, who knows what we would have done. It didn’t matter that we had spent14yrs in the church and had given 100% of all the money we made towards the Alamo Foundation. The whole experience was very traumatic and still effects my feelings toward organized religions. Do I believe in God? Yes! I’m doing well, I own a hotel and 4 beautiful horses.
