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Turkish TV preacher jailed for 1,000 years for sex crimes

Istanbul - The 64-year-old was detained in June 2018 as part of a crackdown on his group by the financial crimes unit of the police.

Published: Tue 12 Jan 2021, 6:46 AM

Updated: Tue 12 Jan 2021, 6:48 AM

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A Turkish televangelist who surrounded himself with scantily-clad women on TV was jailed for more than 1,000 years on Monday for sex crimes, local media reported.

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Adnan Oktar preached conservative views while women he called his “kittens” — many of whom appeared to have had plastic surgery — danced around him in the TV studio.

The 64-year-old was detained in June 2018 as part of a crackdown on his group by the financial crimes unit of the Istanbul police.


Photo: AFP

Photo: AFP



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