Arkansas Democrat Gazette
August 25, 2011
BY ANDY DAVIS
Path clear for auction of Alamo properties
An ownership stake in property belonging to the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, including the ministry’s church complex in Fouke and an apartment complex in Fort Smith, will likely be up for sale in October to satisfy a $3 million judgment in a lawsuit by two former ministry members, an attorney for the former members said Wednesday.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 19, 2011
By: Lynn LaRowe
Defense requests new venue for Alamo civil trial
Lawyers defending Tony Alamo Christian Ministries members and businesses in a civil lawsuit claim they can’t get a fair trial in Texarkana because of pretrial publicity.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 24, 2011
By: Lynn LaRowe
Former Alamo followers closer to collecting millions
A Miller County circuit judge’s ruling Tuesday on properties connected to Tony Alamo Christian Ministries may be the first step in the collection of millions awarded to two former followers in a federal lawsuit.
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The Republic
August 24, 2011
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge: Attorney for ex-Tony Alamo followers may pursue property sale to collect on lawsuit
The attorney for two former followers of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo is being allowed to pursue the sale of a portion of properties once held by an Alamo assistant.
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
August 19, 2011
BY ANDY DAVIS
3 in suit want venue change
Alamo Ministries defendants cite Texarkana-area publicity
Three defendants in a lawsuit alleging that members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries failed to protect young girls from being sexually abused have asked for a change of venue, citing “persistent and extensive media coverage” of civil and criminal cases related to the ministry.
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The Providence Journal
August 20, 2011
Editorial: A sect leader’s crimes
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeff’s conviction this month on sexual-assault charges was an important, if extreme, reminder that claims of religious freedom may not be used to flout the nation’s laws.
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
August 10, 2011
Alamo filing says parents are culpable
A member of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries said in a court filing Monday that the parents of women the church’s leader took as his “wives” when they were young girls should be held responsible for any abuse the women suffered.
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