12/30/08 – Alamo Civil Suit Timeline
Texarkana Gazette
December 30, 2008
Alamo: Civil Suit Timeline
• Nov. 25, 2008
2008 – (Trial year)
12/13/08 – Four more boys seized amid allegations of abuse and neglect
Texarkana Gazette
December 13, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Officials: 4 more children found
Four more children of Tony Alamo followers were found Friday in Arkansas and placed in state care.
12/12/08 – 4 More Boys Removed From Alamo Ministries Bringing The Total To 36
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
December 12, 2008
The Associated Press
4 boys removed from Alamo ministries
The seizure Friday of four young brothers associated with Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in Arkansas brought to 36 the number of children taken into custody by state child-welfare authorities.
12/9/08 – Former member, Anthony Lane, Reunited with His Children After Ten Long Years
The Baxter Bulletin
December 9, 2008
AP
6 Alamo compound children to remain in custody of state
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Six children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will remain in the custody of the state of Arkansas after being found in Indiana, officials said Monday.
12/8/08 – Hearing slated for 6 children
Texarkana Gazette
December 8, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
A probable cause hearing to address the temporary custody of six children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries followers found last week in Indiana will be held today in Fort Smith, Ark.
12/4/08 – FBI: Girls told agent Alamo abused them
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.
12/4/08 – Affidavit on Alamo tells of sex with girls
NWAnews
December 4, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Affidavit on Alamo tells of sex with girls
Authorities took six additional children connected with Tony Alamo Christian Ministries into protective custody Tuesday in Indiana and transported them to Arkansas on Wednesday, bringing the total number of ministry children in state custody to 32.
12/4/08 – Local man looks forward to seeing children he says he hasn’t had contact with in years
Texarkana Gazette
December 4, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Six more children in custody
Local man, who is no longer an Alamo follower, looks forward to seeing children he says he hasn’t had contact with in years
Six more children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries followers, who were listed on an order for removal signed last month by a Miller County circuit judge, were found Tuesday night in Indiana.
12/3/08 – Former Member’s [Anthony Lane] Children Now in State Custody
Chicago Tribune
December 3, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press Writer
Ark. officials seize 6 ministries children in Ind.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Child welfare officials have seized six children in Indiana associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, potentially signaling a multistate sweep targeting minors involved in the jailed evangelist’s church.
12/3/08 – Arkansas officials seize 6 More Alamo compound children Wednesday
CBS Channel 7
December 3, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL, AP
Arkansas officials seize 6 Alamo compound children
Arkansas child welfare officials seized six more children Wednesday from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries as authorities in California visited another church compound, officials said. Julie Munsell, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Human Services, declined to say where or how the children were taken into state custody.
12/3/08 – Judge Unseals Alamo Court Documents
Texarkana Gazette
December 3, 2008
By Lynn LaRowe
Judge Unseals Alamo Papers
Federal court documents unsealed Tuesday in evangelist Tony Alamo’s criminal case allege his sexual misconduct with girls as young as 8.
12/3/08 – Number of Federal Sex Charges Against Alamo Grows By Eight
NWAnews
December 3, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Number of sex charges against Alamo grows by eight
An indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses evangelist Tony Alamo of eight more counts of transporting underage girls across state lines for sexual purposes over the past 14 years, including at least one violation that occurred while Alamo was completing a prison sentence at a halfway house in Texarkana.
12/2/08 – Tony Alamo sexually molested an underage girl while he was completing a prison term in a halfway house
Associated Press
December 2, 2008
By PEGGY HARRIS
Sex abuse allegations against evangelist detailed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses evangelist Tony Alamo of sexually abusing five girls on separate occasions beginning in 1994, including a period when he was serving a tax-evasion sentence at a halfway house in Texarkana.
11/27/08 – Tony Alamo, 74, Sect Leader, Polygamist And Tax Cheat Is Accused Of Molesting Children
CBS News
November 25, 2008
AP
More Child Sex Charges Against Evangelist
Tony Alamo, 74, Sect Leader, Polygamist And Tax Cheat Is Accused Of Molesting Children
(AP) Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo faces eight new federal charges after his arrest for allegedly taking children across state lines for sex, his defense lawyer said Tuesday.
11/26/08 – Judge: Parents did not do enough to protect children
Texarkana Gazette
November 26, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Judge: Parents did not do enough to protect children
Two pairs of sisters among six girls taken in September from Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will remain in foster care, a judge ruled Tuesday.
11/26/08 – 8 New Federal Sex Charges Filed; Alamo may ask for more time to prepare for trial
AP
November 26, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL
Attorney: 8 new charges filed against jailed Alamo
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo faces eight new federal charges after his arrest for allegedly taking children across state lines for sex, his lawyer said Tuesday.
11/25/08 – Tony Alamo facing 10 counts of sexual misconduct
Texarkana Gazette
November 25, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo facing 8 more counts
Controversial evangelist accused of 10 counts of sexual misconduct
11/25/08 – Tony Alamo testifies about beatings and his Many Wives during custody Hearings
Texarkana Gazette
November 25, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Church leader testifies in custody hearings
Tony Alamo testified Monday afternoon in custody hearings for two pairs of sisters removed Sept. 20 from his Fouke, Ark., amid allegations of sexual abuse.
11/25/08 – Alamo takes stand at hearing regarding 4 state-held girls
NWAnews
November 25, 2008
By Andy Davis
Alamo takes stand at hearing regarding 4 state-held girls
TEXARKANA — Testifying at a hearing on the custody status of four girls taken from his religious compound in Fouke, evangelist Tony Alamo admitted to sharing a house with multiple women, but he contended he was only married to one at a time.
11/24/08 – KSLA VIDEO Report: Alamo speaks after hearing deciding fate of children
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