Jury Finds Kent Hovind Guilty Of Contempt Of Court No Verdict On Fraud Charges

Kent Hovind, Independent Baptist minister and proponent of Young Earth Creationism, has been on trial in the federal district court in Pensacola.  The charges relate to actions taken in response to government seizure of property.  The seizure was a result of his conviction in 2006 for structuring, the systematic withdrawal of amounts somewhat less than $10,000 to avoid currency reporting requirements.  His codefendant Paul John Hansen was the trustee of Creation Science Evangelism which held ...