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Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist once mired in sex scandal, dies at 90

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Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country's best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry's SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News. He was 90.

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  • Jimmy Swaggart was a major televangelist and influential in American evangelicalism. 16s
  • He built a multimillion-dollar ministry with a large television audience. 35s
  • Swaggart's career was marred by sex scandals and he was defrocked by his church. 1m 6s
  • He continued his ministry despite controversies and setbacks. 1m 18s
  • Swaggart died at age 90 after suffering a heart attack. 1m 29s
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