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Part Two: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) of Arch-Grifter Jim Bakker

Behind the Bastards

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What Happened to Tammy Faye?

Faye had a mental breakdown in January 1987. The Charlotte Observer published an article just days later revealing the sordid details of the rape that Jim Baker had committed on Jessica Hahn. In 1988 he was indicted on eight counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. Between this and the big reveal that Baker had spent another $265,000 of church money bribing his rape victim, there was no way for Jim and Tammy to stay at the head of the PTL so everything falls apart very fucking quick.

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