TV evangelist quits over sex scandal

Summary Jimmy Swaggart, America's leading television evangelist, has resigned from his ministry after it was revealed he had been consorting with a prostitute. In front of a congregation of 7,000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he sobbed and confessed to "moral failure" without actually going into any detail. A local prostitute, Debra Murphree, was photographed with Jimmy Swaggart, told a New Orleans TV show he was a regular customer but insisted they had not had sex. She said he liked to watch her undress.

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Stars : Howard K. Smith Edward P. Morgan John Scali William H. Lawrence

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Feb 20, 1988

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Summary Jimmy Swaggart, America's leading television evangelist, has resigned from his ministry after it was revealed he had been consorting with a prostitute. In front of a congregation of 7,000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he sobbed and confessed to "moral failure" without actually going into any detail. A local prostitute, Debra Murphree, was photographed with Jimmy Swaggart, told a New Orleans TV show he was a regular customer but insisted they had not had sex. She said he liked to watch her undress.

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Feb 20, 1988

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

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