Why televangelist Juanita Bynum was arrested

Prosperity preacher Juanita Bynum was arrested for failing to make court-ordered payments to an entertainment agency.
The agency had paid her for performing in a play that never materialized.
Prosperity preacher Juanita Bynum was arrested for failing to make court-ordered payments to an entertainment agency.
The agency had paid her for performing in a play that never materialized.
The ex-husband of national televangelist Juanita Bynum, who divorced after a parking lot fight between the two landed him in jail, plans to take his search for a new wife to the Internet with videos featuring dating tips and what he’s looking for in a mate.
Thomas W. Weeks III, a minister who runs an Atlanta-area church and is known to his followers as Bishop Weeks, said the 10-episode series will be available starting Tuesday on his Web site.
The end may be near for the troubled marriage of national evangelist Juanita Bynum and her estranged husband Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III.
Another chapter in the soap opera between two people who claim to be evangelists (and more).
Just when the media spotlight was fading on national evangelist Juanita Bynum, the pastor found a new forum where her star could shine again —reality TV.
Nearly two weeks ago, Weeks, 40, was sentenced to three years probation, 200 hours of community service and anger management classes for the Aug. 21 aggravated assault on his estranged wife, national evangelist Juanita Bynum, 49.
During the hour-long interview with Pearson, Bynum insisted a series of text messages she sent to Weeks were not an attempt to save their marriage.
Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, who for more than six months proclaimed his innocence of spousal abuse, said he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault this week to protect his evangelist wife, victim Juanita Bynum, from scrutiny.
Weeks immediately was sentenced to three years probation, 200 hours of non-church related community service and ordered to attend anger management counseling.
National evangelist Juanita Bynum on Monday finally met with her estranged husband, Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III, and his attorney for a deposition in preparation for divorce proceedings.