crimes of the century: Jim Bakker

crimes of the century: Jim Bakker by ric gustafson


Before 1987, Televangelist Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye were making millions from their religious empire called the PTL Club. But in 1987, that empire came tumbling down when he was caught with a church secretary named Jessica Hahn. He paid her $265,000 in hush money but the deed was already done.
Bakker was exposed and forced to quit the PTL and the Assemblies of God Church. On December 8 1988, he was charged with fraud for trying to oversell time shares at his Christian theme park. In October 1989, Bakker was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to 45 years. He only served four years.
Bakker wed Lori Beth Graham in 1998. Tammy Faye divorced Bakker, married Roe Messner and died of colon cancer in 2007.


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