*Update: November 4 / 10:34am PST: Order to Vacate ——————————————————————————————- SARAH MONTOYA AUDIO INTERVIEW (runs 39:09) (November 3) In a recorded interview lasting nearly 40-minutes, the attorney tasked with defending Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) addressed several aspects of the State of New Mexico’s criminal case against the controversial church leader. Among the numerous topics […]
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“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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