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UPDATE (Jan. 2, 2009):  Wayne Bent has ended his fast.  As a result, the poll below has closed.  Learn about the results here. —————————————————————————————————————————- READER POLL APPEARS BELOW Wayne Bent had said he’d fast if sent to prison.  Tonight, it seems he’s determined to keep his word. News reports about Bent’s refusal to eat while […]

(Las Vegas, New Mexico)  A New Mexico judge has just sentenced embattled church leader Wayne Bent to 18 years.  This information comes from KOB-TV investigative reporter Jeremy Jojola’s Twitter updates from inside the courtroom. Jojola also reports that 8 of the years in Bent’s sentence are suspended. Earlier this month, a Taos jury convicted Bent

Sentencing in the state of New Mexico’s criminal case against Wayne Bent is about to get underway at this minute.  The sentencing phase was set to begin at 8:30 (MST) this morning in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Earlier this month, a jury convicted the embattled minister of the Lord Our Righteousness Church on one count

VIDEO After weeks of relative cyber silence, recently convicted sex offender Wayne Bent didn’t wait long to reclaim his familiar territory on the Internet. Just one day after a jury found Bent guilty of second-degree criminal sexual contact of a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Bent penned 6,493

Beyond90Seconds.com has learned that a new sentencing date has been set for Wayne Bent. According to Union County Court Deputy Clerk Karen Vieites, a Notice of Hearing filed this afternoon states that Bent’s sentencing is now set for Tuesday, December 30 at 8:30am in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Bent’s sentencing had previously been scheduled for

A video posted on youtube today features unedited footage of Wayne Bent in a Taos courtroom as a jury’s verdicts were read aloud Monday.  Attributed to the Taos News, the 5-minute and 34-second video also includes interviews with Bent and his attorney, Sarah Montoya. Bent, a self-described Messiah and leader of the Lord Our Righteousness

UPDATE: New sentencing date for Wayne Bent Beyond90Seconds.com has learned that convicted sex offender Wayne Bent’s December 29th sentencing is scheduled to take place at District Court in Las Vegas, New Mexico at 1:30pm.  This information is confirmed by Union County Court Deputy Clerk Karen Vieites. On Monday, a jury convicted Bent on one count

Updated at 2:04pm MST A Taos jury has just returned the following verdict in the State of New Mexico’s criminal case against the leader of the Lord Our Righteousness Church: Guilty of one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor. Guilty of two counts contrib. to del. of minor Not guilty on one count