The Nation - News from Sept. 22, 1987
Jessica Hahn, whose sexual tryst with evangelist Jim Bakker in 1980 led to his abdication from the PTL television empire, testified for nearly four hours before a federal grand jury in Charlotte, N.C., and was ordered to return today for further questioning. “It’s all the truth, that’s all,” said Hahn, 28, of West Babylon, N.Y., as she left the courthouse. She refused to comment further on what she had told the 23-member grand jury investigating PTL finances and a reported $265,000 in hush money for Hahn.
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