Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Evangelist sues Sawyer over expose Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 14:51:51 EST Message-ID: \SE A;TOP OF THE NEWS;NATION \HD Evangelist sues Sawyer over expose \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS \DT TULSA, Okla. TULSA, Okla. - Television evangelist Robert Tilton is suing ABC News and reporter Diane Sawyer, alleging an expose on his ministry was combined with "rumors, gossip, half-truths and lies." Mr. Tilton, head of the 8,000-member Word of Faith congregation near Dallas, alleges a "PrimeTime Live" broadcast on Nov. 21, 1991, and rebroadcast in July, libeled and slandered his ministry. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court. ABC News spokeswoman Teri Everett said yesterday the company had not been notified of the lawsuit and declined to comment. The lawsuit focuses on allegations that Mr. Tilton gets his holy water from Taiwan, fails to pray personally over prayer requests and fails to send money to an orphanage in Haiti as he claims. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM