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Jul. 24 2009 - 8:27 pm | 1 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments

Tony Alamo Goes Down – Guilty on All 10 Counts

Remember the Alamo - He Deserves Life In Prison

Remember the Alamo - He Deserves Life In Prison

He terrorized countless people including dozens and dozens of children born into his sick cult. Today he got the punishment he deserved and had long escaped.   Phony baloney evangelist Tony Alamo was found guilty on all 10 federal counts involving repeated sexual misconduct with underage girls.  Oh, let’s call a spade a spade – he raped his followers daughters and he had the male children brutally beaten for the smallest transgressions.

I’ve been writing about this guy for a long time.  Now, the 74 year old Alamo faces the rest of his life in prison.  And I say hooray!

The verdict was something of a shock to people waiting in the courtroom according to a local TV reporter.

He says some people gasped in reaction to the news, and that some of the victims in the case who were seated in the back of the courtroom began crying when the verdict was read.   Each count carries a 10 to 30 year jail term, which could add up to a 175-year sentence for Alamo.  Alamo will be sentenced within 6 to 8 weeks.   via Alamo Verdict: Guilty on All 10 Counts.


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    Diane,
    Sometimes justice does win! Hooray!Will you be writing on the alleged rape involving the football player? I would like your take.!Girl waits 1 year files civil and no rape kit no criminal chrges?

    Renee

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