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‘Divinely Unfaithful': ABC's '20/20' highlights story of Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker

Sex. Money. Religion. The scandal captivated the nation. Now, ABC’s "20/20" has new interviews, new details and a new picture of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.

[The rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their ministry]

The evangelists were the reigning king and queen of televised religion with their ministry PTL. The couple and their story left an unforgettable footprint in Charlotte.

In the '80s, their PTL empire fell apart when Jim Bakker was convicted of fraud.

Channel 9 covered the scandal, the trial and the aftermath three decades ago.

ABC’s "20/20" interviewed Eyewitness News reporter Mark Becker for its two-hour event that airs Friday. Watch “Divinely Unfaithful” at 9 p.m. on Channel 9.

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