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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90

July 01, 2025

The Louisiana native was best known for being a captivating Pentecostal preacher with a massive following before being caught on camera with a prostitute in New Orleans in 1988, one of a string of successful TV preachers brought down in the 1980s and ’90s by sex scandals. He continued preaching for decades, but with a reduced audience.

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