Associated Press
September 21, 2008
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FOUKE, Ark. (AP) — Six children are in temporary state custody as they are interviewed after a raid on a church compound that was part of a child-porn investigation, Arkansas police said Sunday.
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| A gate blocks a driveway of the property of Tony Alamo, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 in Fouke, Ark., after FBI agents and state police raided the evangelist's headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation. Photo by Mike Wintroath |
The children will be under the care of the state Department of Human Services during the interviews, said state police spokesman Bill Sadler. He didn't offer a timeline for the interviews.
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| The top of a children's amusement park ride is seen on the property of Tony Alamo, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 in Fouke, Ark., after FBI agents and state police raided the evangelist's headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation. Photo by Mike Wintroath |
More than 100 federal and state police raided the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in the small southwestern Arkansas town of Fouke on Saturday as part of a two-year investigation into child abuse and pornography allegations against convicted tax evader Tony Alamo.
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| Two members of Tony Alamo Christian Church who did not want to be identified, patrol an area outside the home of Tony Alamo, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 in Fouke, Ark., after FBI agents and state police raided the evangelist's headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation. Photo by Mike Wintroath |
"Should there be any long-term separation of the children from the Alamo property, a local court will make the determination as to the status of those children," Sadler said in a statement.
Alamo has denied any involvement in pornography.
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