“Life goes on…” No word on whether jailed church leader Wayne Bent is still fasting today, but according to a copyrighted story in today’s Albuquerque Journal (subscription required), Bent’s followers are no longer fasting: “They were looking for deliverance from God,” said Sarah Montoya, an attorney for the church’s leader, Wayne Bent. Montoya spoke with […]
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A “final fast”, a steady diet of legal maneuverings and rulings, and a lone ambulance ride on Halloween; it’s all made for a busy—some might say dramatic—week in the State of New Mexico’s case againt controversial church leader Wayne Bent. Bent, also known as Michael Travesser, is charged with having sexual contact with two underaged
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Updates (October 31): Photo: Wayne Bent in ambulance waving to church members (strongcity.info) ‘Messiah’ Cult Leader Arrested (Albuquerque Journal / subscription required) Wayne Bent, who says he’s been anointed by God as the Messiah, was a no-show for a Las Vegas motions hearing in his criminal case. State District Judge Gerald E. Baca, who had
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It looks like another line’s been drawn in the high desert sand as a showdown looms between the State of New Mexico and the defense team for embattled church leader Wayne Bent. Last week, the State filed court papers notifying seven women in Bent’s church to appear at the DA’s office on November 3rd for
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