US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86

US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar media empire but was later convicted of fraud and jailed, has died at 86. His second wife Lori Bakker announced his death.

Why it matters. Bakker's life and career, marked by both success and scandal, had a significant impact on Christian television and religious fundraising in the 1980s.