European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes saturday september 14, 19910 million in suit Gorman wins Jimmy Swaggart gestures while talking to reporters during a lunch break thursday. A jury ruled in favor of fellow televangelist Marvin Gorman in a defamation Case awarding him $10 million. Alamo cleared of kidnapping threat fort Smith Ark. A a Federal jury on thursday found evangelist Tony Alamo innocent on a charge that he threatened to Kidnap a Federal judge. A to s a major Victory for the people of the United states of America. Every Church in the United states was at Issue in this Case. If government had won this one no pastor could bad Mouth. The government Quot Alamo defense attorney Jeffrey Dickstein said after the verdict. Alamo was charged with threatening to have . District judge Morris s. Arnold kidnapped in retaliation for the judges ruling against Alamo in a civil Case. Arnold s ruling which crushed Alamo s multimillion Doltar religious and clothing Empire was made last year in the same courtroom where Alamo stood Navratilova fort Worth Texas a a preliminary hearing in the Puli Mony lawsuit against Tennis Star Martina Navratilova ended Friday with a state District judge expected to Rule in the Case in a week. Judge Harry Hopkins was considering whether the Lead attorney for former Beauty Queen Judy Nelson was liable for any Money Navratilova might lose to her sex Lover in the lawsuit. If granted a motion filed thursday by Navratilova attorney Gary Deshazo would make Nelsons attorney Jerry Lof tin a third party to his client s lawsuit. Deshazo said Loftin seeks 40 percent of any settlement Nelson receives in the lawsuit through a contingency fee. Lawyers for Loftin opposed the to trial this week. A a we re disappointed with the verdict a . Attorney Michael Fitzhugh said. There were about 15 Alamo supporters in a crowd of about 40. Most of them Shook hands or hugged. Visiting . District judge g. Thomas Kiesele had told the crowd not to create an outburst when the verdict was read and the crowd complied. The government based its charge against Alamo on a journalists notes and the flamboyant evangelist s taped radio sermons. Prosecutors contended that Alamo said he wanted Arnold pulled from his Home and put on trial. Dickstein said what Alamo had in mind was nothing More than the sub Poe Tion saying it would a unduly complicate Nelsons lawsuit Quot because the issues arc a radically Quot different. The nine time Wimbledon singles Champion said through a spokeswoman wednesday that Loftin was slowing attempts to Settle the lawsuit. Testimony in the pretrial Issue began monday but has been overshadowed by on again off again talks of a settlement. Those talks apparently broke Down although Navratilova and Nelson met briefly thursday behind closed doors. Navratilova a lawyers maintained Loftin was negligent when representing her in previous Legal matters including a controversial document that lies at the heart of the current dispute. They also insist that Loftin s role in a previous agreement Between Navratilova a that compelled Arnold to testify As a witness in his own courtroom in Alamos trial. Prosecutors said Alamo was angry about a $1.4 million judgment Arnold awarded to six former Alamo followers who sued the evangelist. To satisfy the judgment Arnold ordered the seizure and Sale of Alamo property that followers estimated at $50 million. After the verdict . Marshals escorted Alamo from the courthouse shackled at the Waist wrists and Ankles. Alamo will be held in the Crawford county jail until his other problems can be resolved. He faces a child abuse charge in California along with Federal proceedings from the irs and labor department. And another former companion Nancy Lieberman Cline gave Loftin confidential knowledge of the player s affairs that should preclude his representing Nelson. Loftin denies that allegation. Nelson 45, contends the 34-year-old Navratilova breached the so called a non marital cohabitation agreement Quot signed in 1986, a pact which sources said could Cost Navratilova As much As $4.5 million. The couples relationship ended this year and Loftin sent Mike Mccurley Navratilova a Dallas lawyer a letter warning that failure to Settle out of court could result in a devastating Quot emotional stress. A if litigation is filed the press Here and abroad will have a Field Day a Loftin said in a letter sent four months ago to Mccurley. New Orleans a televangelist Jimmy Swaggart spread lies that helped ruin fellow television preacher Marvin Gormanos ministry and Gorman must be paid $10 million in damages a jury ruled thursday. Gorman had sued for $90 million claiming Swaggart and several co defendants brought Down Gormanos budding television ministry in 1987 with false statements about his sex life. The jury said Gorman is entitled to $1 million in personal damages and his bankrupt ministry is entitled to $9 million. The jury was to return Friday to decide what amount individual defendants must pay. A it just sounds like the jury has done a Good Job a said Gorman lawyer Hunter Lundy. A a it a been  the verdict said Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart ministries and the Rev. Michael Indest defamed Gorman. The jury also said Swaggart. The ministry and Church attorney William Treeby conspired to inflict emotional harm on Gorman. Indest was named As a conspirator but was not a defendant in the Case. He settled with Gorman before the beginning of the nine week trial that ended thursday night. A a we la Appeal. I assure you of that a Swaggart said. A they overlooked the evidence or else they did no to understand the rules or overlooked the  also named As co defendants were Swaggart a wife Frances the Rev. Tom Miller and Millers Church. The jury did not find that they defamed or conspired to emotionally harm Gorman. Gorman claimed that Swaggart and other defendants spread lies that he had been involved in several affairs got him expelled from the assemblies of god and eventually caused the bankruptcy of his new Orleans ministry. Gorman claimed that if not for lies spread by Swaggart and others he would have been Able to Issue $20 million in Bonds to buy two to stations. Swaggart and other defendants say they told the truth. They produced two women As witnesses who said they had sex with Gorman a one a fellow ministers wife who had gone to him for counselling and the other a woman who said he pressured her into Intercourse after accusing her of being a lesbian. Gorman acknowledged a single act of Intercourse with one woman and heavy petting once with another before he resigned from first Assembly of god Church in new Orleans. Excluded from this trial was testimony about Swaggart a expulsion from the Church because Gorman caught him with a prostitute. The judge said it was not relevant to Gorman s Case. Swaggart was defrocked in 1988 after Gorman supplied the assemblies of god with photos of him with a prostitute. Swaggart a ministry survived the scandal. Martina Navratilova at the hearing. Alimony hearing ends