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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Texarkana and Fouke, AR, USA · 2009

Tony Alamo: 175-year sentence after ten convictions for transporting minors for sex

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Appellate history

  • 2010-12-02

    The court affirmed every conviction and the sentence, finding sufficient evidence and no sentencing abuse of discretion.

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, pastor and supreme church authority

Organization

Tony Alamo Christian Ministries

Archive classification

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The cited record identifies pastoral authority, threats of loss of salvation, purported religious marriage, and control of interstate travel as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and pastor and supreme church authority.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority
  • Religious marriage or family control

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2009-11-13 · jury verdict and sentence

    U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. A jury convicted Alamo on ten Mann Act counts involving the interstate transportation of five minors for illegal sexual activity. The district court imposed consecutive terms totaling 175 years.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • pastoral authority
  • threats of loss of salvation
  • purported religious marriage
  • control of interstate travel

Cited record

Sources

appellate court appellate opinion United States v. Hoffman, No. 09-3651, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Dec. 2, 2010).

The official appellate opinion affirms all ten convictions and the sentence. It records Alamo's control of the minors' travel, abuse of his position as pastor and supreme church authority, threats concerning salvation, and the pervasive religious context of the trial.

prosecuting authority jury verdict U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Arkansas, 'Former Evangelist Convicted of Sexual Exploitation Offenses' (July 24, 2009).

The prosecuting authority identifies Alamo as founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and records the jury's guilty verdict on all ten federal counts.

prosecuting authority sentencing release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Arkansas, 'Former Evangelist Receives 175-Year Sentence for Sexual Exploitation Offenses' (Nov. 13, 2009).

The prosecuting authority records the 175-year sentence, the ten-count verdict, Alamo's ministry leadership and the interstate transportation of underage followers for sexual activity.

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https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/10/12/093651P.pdf Corpus classification: appellate-court; evidentiary role: appellate-opinion.
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https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/littlerock/press-releases/2009/lr072409.htm Corpus classification: prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: jury-verdict. SHA-256 728724efaf04ab5d0b65044a6bc82cb5084291dccbf3a858d18b6eaf71ec9d56
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https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/littlerock/press-releases/2009/lr111309.htm Corpus classification: prosecuting-authority; evidentiary role: sentencing-release. SHA-256 1c14d6ad52f9d53cdf244a30ec1db2022a14e383dfe753b6107eb206c8f29cd7
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