Evangelist Tony Alamo was sentenced Friday to 175 years in prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex, effectively punishing him for the rest of his life for molesting children he took as "brides" in his ministry.
During Friday's hearing, some of Alamo's victims testified about how their families were destroyed while the evangelist took over their lives.
Alamo, 75, had been convicted in July on a 10-count federal indictment. U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes said Alamo used his status as father figure and pastor and threatened and threatened the girls with "the loss of their salvation."
"Mr. Alamo, one day you will face a higher a greater judge than me, may he have mercy on your soul," Barnes said.
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