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Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker | Hush Money | 2

2024/6/18
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Terry Mattingly: 作为一名年轻记者,Terry Mattingly 试图挖掘Jim Bakker 的新闻,并注意到其“成功神学”的教义以及之前关于挪用捐款的调查。他通过电话采访获得匿名举报人的线索,指控Jim Bakker 腐败,并建议他调查Richard Dortch 和Jessica Hahn。 Richard Dortch: Richard Dortch 作为PTL的执行副总裁,得知Jessica Hahn 指控Jim Bakker 性侵犯她。起初他认为指控是虚假的,但后来Jim Baker 承认与Hahn 有过性关系,虽然声称是双方自愿的。Dortch 为了避免丑闻曝光,试图通过金钱和一份声明来让Hahn 保持沉默。 Jim Bakker: Jim Bakker 承认与Jessica Hahn发生过性关系,但声称是双方自愿的,并试图将责任推卸给其他人。在丑闻曝光前夕,他宣布辞去PTL总裁职务,并否认所有性侵犯指控。他声称自己受到了“阴险的”前朋友和一名女性同谋的陷害。 Jessica Hahn: Jessica Hahn 指控Jim Bakker 在1980年性侵犯她,并详细描述了事件的经过,包括日期、地点和房间号。她被PTL方面施压,被迫签署一份虚假声明,并收受了封口费。 Charles Shepard: Charles Shepard 作为《夏洛特观察家报》的记者,长期关注Jim Bakker 和PTL的活动,特别是其资金使用情况。他通过调查和采访Jessica Hahn 等人,揭露了Jim Bakker 的性丑闻和PTL试图掩盖丑闻的行为。 John Wesley Fletcher: John Wesley Fletcher 承认帮助Jim Bakker 安排与Jessica Hahn 的会面,并表示当时受到Jim Bakker 的控制。他透露了Jim Bakker 的一些行为和动机,为Shepard 的报道提供了关键证据。 Steve Nelson: Steve Nelson 作为PTL的世界推广副总裁,发现PTL的“终身合伙人”计划存在严重的财务问题,并试图警告Jim Bakker,但后者拒绝停止该计划。 Tammy Faye Bakker: Tammy Faye Baker 在丈夫承认婚外情后,表现出震惊和痛苦,但她最终选择原谅Jim Baker,为了孩子和信仰。 Roy Grutman: Roy Grutman 作为Jim Bakker 的律师,在媒体采访中拒绝透露Jessica Hahn 的封口费细节,并声称Hahn 夸大了事件,试图将Jim Baker 塑造成受害者。

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After the FCC concludes its investigation of the Bakkers for misusing donor funds, reporters in Charlotte start to uncover a series of complaints from former PTL staff members. Bakker and his underlings try to silence the whistleblowers, but they become increasingly worried when Charlotte Observer* *reporter Charles Shepard uncovers a damning allegation against Bakker. 

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