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He was born James Orsen Bakker on the 2nd of January 1940 in Muskegon, Michigan. He is the son of Raleigh Bakker (father) and Furnia Lynette (mother). They are of Dutch-German ancestry.

– In 1966, he started his career with Christian Broadcasting Network. – In 1974, he left the previous network and joined Trinity Broadcasting Network. The same year, he started hosting the show, The PTL Club. – In 1987, he resigned from the PTL Club due to sexual misconduct. – After serving jail for fraud cases, he resumed his career as a televange...

He has an estimated net worth of $500k. His salary as a televangelist is in the range of $57k or above.

Fund Frauds Investigation

In 1979, the Federal Communications Commission investigated him and his ministry for misuse of the funds that were raised in the air. After the investigation, it came out that he and his ex-wife, Tammy were using the funds for their personal use. Later, FFC Commissioners submitted the report to the Justice Department. Due to the lack of evidence, no charge was pressed against it. However, in 1985, the confidential Internal Revenue Service pointed out that he had utilized the $1.3 million of t...

Sex Scandal

In 1987, he again made the headline due to the sex scandal. He paid $279k to Jessica Hahn to remain silent in the matter along with PTL co-host John Wesley Fletcher. At the time, they were alleged that they had raped her. He always denied that he raped her. However, he agreed that he had sex with her. At the time, he also had been the subject of homosexual and bisexual allegations. He denied the allegations under oath. Due to the disclosure of the matter, he had to resign from PTL as PTL head.

Imprisonment

The newspaper The Charlotte Observer broke the news of the fundraising activities of the PTL Club. At the time, he and his PTL associate raised the funds with a lifetime membership worth $1000 for a three-night stay in the hotel. They sold 10,000 memberships however only 500 rooms were ready in the hotel, Heritage USA. From the money paid for Heritage USA’s operating expenses, he kept $3.4 million. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit appealed for 45 years sentencewith a...

Jim Bakker has brown eyes with light hair. Information regarding his height and weight is not available yet.

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