Prosecutors: Alamo ‘married’ 8-year-old

Defense says ministry a ‘bona fide religious group’

By: Lynn LaRowe - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Charles Ferris carries a sign showing support for evangelist Tony Alamo Tuesday afternoon in front of the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. Ferris is from the Waco area and is not a Tony Alamo Christian Ministries member but said the government and Roman Catholic Churc...

Parents who allowed their young daughters to move in with Tony Alamo believed they were giving them a better life, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday afternoon.

“At a time in her life when she should have been thinking about things like the second grade, (Jane Doe No. 1) was exchanging wedd...

Published: 07/15/2009