Randy Gorman and Garland Bilbo proceeded to let the air out of Swaggart’s tires and called Marvin Gorman, whose church was located nearby. When Swaggart arrived, he reportedly went into Room 7. A camera with a telephoto lens was placed in the window of the motel’s Room 12 and draped with a black cloth. As a retaliatory move, Gorman hired his son Randy and son-in-law Garland Bilbo to stake out the Travel Inn on Airline Highway in New Orleans. Once exposed, Gorman was defrocked from the Assemblies of God, his ministry all but ended. Swaggart’s exposure came as retaliation for an incident in 1986 when Swaggart exposed fellow Assemblies of God minister Marvin Gorman, who had been accused of having several affairs. As a result, Swaggart’s current ministry is non-affiliated, non-denominational and significantly smaller than it was in the ministry’s pre-scandal years. Three years later, Swaggart was again implicated in a sex scandal involving a prostitute. In 1988, Swaggart was implicated in a sex scandal involving a prostitute that resulted initially in his suspension and ultimately Swaggart was defrocked and removed from the ministry by the Assemblies of God. He has three grandchildren: Jennifer, Gabriel, and Matthew Swaggart and five great-grandchildren: Samantha, Abby, Ryder, Lola, and Harper. Donnie was named for Swaggart’s brother, who died in infancy. Swaggart is married to Frances ( Anderson) Swaggart and has one son, Donnie Swaggart. The weekly Jimmy Swaggart Telecast and A Study in the Word programs are seen nationwide and abroad on 78 channels in 104 countries as well as live over the Internet. Swaggart’s television ministry, which began in 1975, continues airing nationally and internationally. Sexual scandals in the late 1980s and early 1990s led the Assemblies of God to defrock him, and to his temporarily stepping down as the head of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. According to the official website for Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, his 1980s telecast was transmitted to over 3,000 stations and cable systems each week. He has preached to crowds around the world through his weekly telecast.
Jimmy Lee Swaggart (born March 15, 1935) is an American Pentecostal pastor, teacher, musician, author, and televangelist.
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