Controversial televangelist Jim Bakker will pay $156,000 in restitution as part of a settlement agreement with the state of Missouri for promoting a fake cure for coronaviruses on his program.
In February 2020, "The Jim Bakker Show" featured a product known as Silver Solution in which a guest said it was able to cure certain coronaviruses.
On Tuesday, the state of Missouri and Bakker entered into a consent judgment in which Bakker's ministry would pay $156,000 in restitution for selling the product on his show.
According to the order, signed by Associate Circuit Judge Alan Blankenship, Bakker has agreed to stop selling the product but also denied any wrongdoing in the matter.
Nevertheless, both parties agreed to the settlement "in order to avoid substantial expense and the uncertainties of further litigation."
Restitution checks for those who purchased the Silver Solution from Bakker are scheduled to be mailed out within 30 days of the execution of the consent judgment.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a statement Wednesday that he was "pleased" with the settlement and the "strong safeguards to prevent the marketing of 'silver solution' as a cure or treatment for COVID and other medical issues."
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