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Jimmy Swaggart, US televangelist undone by prostitute scandal, dies at 90

The fire-and-brimstone preacher had a global audience of around 200 million before his career came crashing down in the 1980s

Jimmy Swaggart, who was one of America’s most influential televangelists in the 1980s before an affair with a prostitute brought his career crashing down, has died at the age of 90.

Jimmy Swaggart’s empire faced ruin after scandal, defamation suits and shocking allegations.

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries confirmed his death on social media, and his family thanked medical staff at Baton Rouge General Medical Centre in Louisiana. It did not share details of the cause of death.

Who Was Jimmy Swaggart?

Swaggart rose to prominence in the 1980s as an influential figure in American Pentecostalism. At his peak, his televised services reached millions in the United States and around the world.

In his heyday as a fundamentalist Pentecostal preacher, Swaggart had an estimated global audience of 200 million. Then came the prostitute scandal in 1988. With tears gushing down his cheeks, Swaggart admitted to his congregation that he had sinned – without providing details – and begged forgiveness.

Swaggart, born March 15, 1935, grew up in the rough-and-tumble and racially segregated Louisiana backwater of Ferriday with two cousins who also would become famous – rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and country singer Mickey Gilley.

As a boy, Swaggart was surrounded by the fire-and-brimstone Pentecostal version of Christianity he would later take to the airwaves. His father, a grocer and a tough disciplinarian, preached himself from time to time and Swaggart was only nine when he claimed he was first “called” to the ministry.

“You will preach my Gospel all over the world. You will even take it to Africa,” was the command that Swaggart said God gave him.

Per ABC News, Swaggart’s ministry earned over $142 million in 1986. He maintained a global media presence, with his broadcasts appearing on roughly 200 TV stations at their peak.

On Tuesday, the operator of Swaggart’s official Instagram page wrote: “He was not just a preacher- he was a worshiper, a warrior, and a witness to the grace and mercy of God. He was a man whose faith was steadfast and always entered whatever door the Lord opened.”

The post thanked the doctors and nurses at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, where he was receiving treatment.

Jimmy Swaggart Controversy Explained

In 1988, reports surfaced that Swaggart had been involved with a prostitute in New Orleans. The BBC reported that Swaggart resigned from his position during a public confession in front of a congregation of over 7,000 people.

“I have sinned against you,” Swaggart said at the time. “I beg you to forgive me.”

The clip of his speech became a recognizable moment in American religious broadcasting.

Sex worker Debra Murphree, who was photographed with Swaggart, said in a later interview that the preacher paid her to pose nude.

His troubles didn’t end there. In 1991, Swaggart was stopped by police in California for driving on the wrong side of the road with a prostitute. Rather than confessing to prostitution, he instead told his Baton Rouge congregation: “The Lord told me it’s flat none of your business,” per The New York Times.

Despite these scandals, Swaggart never relinquished control of his ministry, although he did restructure operations under his family’s leadership.

As a result,