From the archive: Jimmy Swaggart's televangelist ministry was brought down by prostitution scandals Jimmy Swaggart's empire faced ruin after scandal, defamation suits and shocking allegations.

From the archive: Jimmy Swaggart's televangelist ministry was brought down by prostitution scandals Jimmy Swaggart's empire faced ruin after scandal, defamation suits and shocking allegations.

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

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries spokesperson Megan Kelly said the family expects a packed house for the founder's wake and funeral in Baton Rouge.

Jimmy Swaggart, the popular Pentecostal televangelist brought down by scandal in the '80s, died on Tuesday. He was 90 years old. Jimmy Swaggart Ministeries announced his death online on Tuesday ...

Jimmy Swaggart, the reverend who rose to prominence during the golden age of televangelism in the 1980s before a prostitution scandal rocked his evangelical empire, has died. He was 90.