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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/05/2021 #6

In 1989, a jury in Charlotte, NC, convicted former PTL evangelist James Orsen “Jim” Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers. (Although initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4.5 years.) #JimBakker

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In 1989, former television evangelist James Orsen “Jim” Bakker was sentenced by a judge in Charlotte, NC, to forty-five years in prison for fraud and conspiracy. (The sentence was later reduced to eight years; it was further reduced to four for good behavior.) #JimBakker Forty-five years wasn’t enough and he only served four.

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In 1987, televangelist James Orsen “Jim” Bakker resigned as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. #JimBakker #JessicaHahn #PTL He should have gotten a life sentence for bilking so many people.

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