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Jim Bakker death

US televangelist Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" television empire with his first wife Tammy Faye, has died at 86. Bakker was convicted in 1989 of defrauding followers in a scheme tied to his Christian theme park and spent four and a half years in prison. His downfall followed sex and financial scandals.

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Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86

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Jim Bakker, televangelist who co-founded "The PTL Club" empire, dies at 86

Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died at 86.

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