Alamo Could Spend Rest of Life in Prison -- Convicted of 10 Counts, Child Sex

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › July 27, 2009

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TEXARKANA, Ark. - Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who built a multimillion-dollar ministry and became an outfitter of the stars, was convicted Friday of taking girls as young as 9 across state lines for sex.

Alamo stood silently as the verdict was read, a contrast to his occasional mutterings during testimony. His five victims sat looking forward in the gallery. One, a woman he "married" at age 8, wiped away a tear.

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Alamo Could Spend Rest of Life in Prison -- Convicted of 10 Counts, Child Sex

"I'm just another one of the prophets that went to jail for the Gospel," Alamo called to reporters afterward as he ...

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