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He acknowledged, however, that the subject of homosexuality did come up. Smith testified before the grand jury for about six hours Monday but refused to discuss what he said. Jerry Falwell told reporters that Gary Smith, PTL's former general manager, was the target of one of Bakker's alleged homosexual advances. The allegations of homosexual activity at PTL aren't new.īakker was dismissed by the Assemblies of God in May 1987 for unbecoming conduct related to his sexual encounter with Hahn and because of "alleged misconduct involving bisexual activity." The grand jury probe, now in its second year, is focusing on how PTL raised and spent millions of dollars and whether Bakker and other ministry leaders violated federal laws by raising money through the mails or on television for one purpose and then spending it for another. PTL records show that Taggart drew more than $620,000 from PTL in a 15-month period that ended March 1987 - the same month Bakker resigned as PTL's president after acknowledging that he had a 1980 sexual encounter with Jessica Hahn and that money had been paid to silence her.īakker and his top aides are under investigation for possible mail, wire and tax fraud. "I have no firsthand knowledge of that," Babcock said. "I'm not willing to talk about those," he told reporters.īabcock also told reporters that prosecutors asked him whether Bakker and his personal aide, David Taggart, had had a sexual relationship. His response: "I commented that yes, it happened - a long time ago."īabcock said prosecutors also wanted to know about the circumstances surrounding that sex.
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Tuesday, after testifying much of the afternoon, Babcock was asked by a reporter, "What did you say regarding sex with Jim Bakker?" He is the first to publicly acknowledge telling the grand jury of a homosexual encounter with Bakker.īabcock had told reporters Monday that he expected to be questioned by prosecutors about "whether I had sex with the boss." Jay Babcock, PTL's former director of creative television, said Tuesday he told the grand jury meeting in Charlotte that he has had sex with Bakker. Federal prosecutors heading the grand jury investigation of PTL are asking witnesses questions apparently designed to determine whether ministry money was paid in exchange for sexual favors for Jim Bakker.