NWAnews
April 29, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
In Alamo case, dads’ affidavits submitted
Thomas Richards was typing on his computer in the wee hours of the morning one day in December when he heard cars pulling up outside his Fort Lee, N.J., home.
Moments later, he said, New Jersey child-welfare officials, police officers and federal marshals were at his door, armed with a warrant allowing them to search his house for children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and question his seven children about whether they had been abused.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
April 24, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Plaintiffs ask to seek fugitive by publication
Two former followers of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries filed a motion Thursday asking the federal court permission to serve a fugitive defendant in the newspaper.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
April 24, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Lawyers file opposing motions in Alamo case
Lawyers representing administrators with the Arkansas Department of Human Services and one representing Tony Alamo Christian Ministries filed opposing motions this week in a civil lawsuit filed by the church.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Fox16
April 23, 2009
Associated Press
Alamo church opposes sealing lawsuit over children
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A lawyer for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo is channeling the same people his client proclaims serve the Antichrist – the media.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
April 18, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo lawyer pulls double duty
The same lawyer who is suing the Arkansas Department of Human Services on behalf of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will defend the controversial evangelist in a civil lawsuit filed last November by two former followers.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
NWAnews
April 16, 2009
A man arrested on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender after he was found at a Tony Alamo Christian Ministries warehouse in Fort Smith plans to change his plea, court documents indicate.
Jonathon Patrick Curry, 49, was arrested Jan. 13 on a charge of failure to comply with the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
NWAnews
April 16, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo too late to seek bond, judge decides
Evangelist Tony Alamo’s request to be released on bond while he awaits trial on sex charges was made more than five months too late, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
April 11, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Prosecutors counter motion asking for bail for Tony Alamo
Tony Alamo, a minister accused of sexual abuse, should stay behind bars until his May trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a motion filed Friday.
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In: 2009 - (Trial year)
Texarkana Gazette
April 10, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo suit: DHS violating civil rights
Lawsuit alleges church can no longer serve the poor
Florida attorney Phillip Kuhn makes a statement Thursday outside the Federal courthouse in Texarkana. Kuhn filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Human Services on behalf of the church and two fathers whose children are in foster care.
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In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
April 10, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo’s ministry, 2 parents sue state
The Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and two of its members sued the Arkansas Department of Human Services in federal court Thursday, saying the department has “engaged in a systematic, persistent and continuous campaign of harassment and intimidation against the church.”
The suit in U.S. District Court in Texarkana cites the removal of 36 children from the ministry and requirements that their parents move off church property and find jobs outside the ministry to regain custody. The department says the children are endangered by practices that include underage marriages and beatings for violations of church rules. It is continuing to search for 92 other children believed at risk.
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In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
April 9, 2009
BY ANDY DAVIS
Ex-Bakker attorney joins Alamo defense
Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo has added another attorney to his defense team – and this one has experience defending a religious leader in a high-profile case.
U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes issued an order Monday officially recognizing Don Ervin of Houston as one of Alamo’s attorneys.
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In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
April 9, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Lawyers appeal Tony Alamo’s jail detention
The newest member of Tony Alamo’s defense team is appealing a U.S. magistrate judge’s ruling that the evangelist should remain jailed until trial because he is a flight risk and a threat to the community.
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In: 2000-2007
The Associated Press
April 9, 2009
By JON GAMBRELL
Alamo ministry sues Ark. for seizing children
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Tony Alamo Christian Ministries filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Arkansas child welfare officials of persecuting the jailed evangelist’s followers as he awaits trial on child sex charges.
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In: 2000-2007
WXVT-TV Delta News
April 8, 2009
Associated Press
Alamo lawyers ask bond to be set
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Lawyers for jailed evangelist Tony Alamo have asked a federal judge to release the minister pending his trial on charges he took young girls across state lines for sex.
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In: 2000-2007
Houston Press Blogs
April 7, 2009
By Richard Connelly
Houston Attorney Represents Another Tarnished Evangelist
Houston attorney Don Ervin has apparently become the go-to guy for (allegedly, allegedly) sleazy televangelists.
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Todays THV
April 7, 2009
Posted By: Monika Rued
Alamo Adds Defense Attorney
Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo has added a third lawyer to help him fight federal charges that he brought juveniles across state lines for sex.
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In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
April 4, 2009
By Lynn LaRowe
Lawyer: Laws faulty, charges should be dismissed
A motion was filed Friday to dismiss charges against a follower of Tony Alamo Ministries who was arrested on ministry property for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.
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