Jim Bakker, TV evangelist to be sentenced

Title

Jim Bakker, TV evangelist to be sentenced

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

26 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:44

Description

Jim Bakker, the American television evangelist convicted of swindling his parishioners, is in court again today for sentencing. He faces up to 120 years in prison and heavy fines. He will be sentenced by Judge Robert Potter, also known as Maximum Bob. His wife Tammy Faye Bakker has stood by him; report includes a speech by her. Nick Peters reports from Washington.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Tammy Bakker

Keywords

USA; Fraud; Sentencing; Evangelists; Jim Bakker; Robert Potter

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