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	Ark. Compound Leader in Child Porn Investigation Has Ties to Huntington Huntington Herald Dispatch September 23, 2008 http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x947592878/Ark-compound-leader-in-child-porn-investigation-has-ties-to-Huntington HUNTINGTON -- Tony Alamo, whose Tony Alamo Christian Services compound is embroiled in a child pornography investigation in Arkansas, has ties to the Tri-State. He was once married to Huntington native Elizabeth Caldwell. They became embroiled in a child custody case in Cabell County in the late 1980s. It involved children from her prior marriage to a local businessman. In 1986, Alamo's followers distributed fliers in the Tri-State that attacked the Catholic church and local leaders. Alamo is a convicted tax evader who critics describe as a cult leader. He made national headlines over the weekend after more than 100 state and federal agents raided the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries this weekend in Arkansas. State and federal are investigating possible sexual abuse of minors at the 15-acre evangelical compound. Six children were placed in temporary state custody. Alamo denies the pornography allegations. Alamo told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday that no child pornography was generated at the ministry but that "consent is puberty" when it comes to sex. Alamo, who said he was in the Los Angeles area, said the government is trying to harass him.
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