Jimmy Swaggart

====1991 prostitution scandal====
On October 11, 1991, Swaggart was found in the company of a prostitute for a second time. He was pulled over by a police officer in [[Indio, California]], for driving on the wrong side of the road. With him in the vehicle was a woman named Rosemary Garcia. According to Garcia, Swaggart had stopped to propose sex to her on the side of the road. She later told reporters: "He asked me for sex. I mean, that's why he stopped me. That's what I do. I'm a prostitute."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/04eb9b770c0dee7f630ecbd30dc0255e|title=Prostitute Says Swaggart Picked Her Up For Sex|work=Associated Press|date=October 12, 1991|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> This time, rather than confessing his sins to his congregation, Swaggart told those at Family Worship Center, "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19911017&slug=1311458|title=Swaggart: God Says 'It's None Of Your Business'|work=Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|date=October 17, 1991|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219033627/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19911017&slug=1311458|archive-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> Swaggart's son Donnie then announced to the audience that his father would be temporarily stepping down as head of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries for "a time of healing and counseling".<ref name=stepdown>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE5DA1E3BF936A25753C1A967958260 |title=Swaggart Plans to Step Down|work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press|date=October 15, 1991|access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref>