ð MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE TODAY AS HE FACED A JUDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME. WAYNE BENT — THE LEADER OF A DOOMSDAY CULT -- WAS ARRAIGNED TODAY IN UNION COUNTY FOR SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. GADI SCHWARTZ IS LIVE IN CLAYTON WITH THE LATEST..... GADI? nats of him walking in 'have you eaten??? no.' FASTING FOR DAYS... 66 YEAR OLD WAYNE BENT HEADS INTO A COURTROOM TO FACE CHARGES OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT WITH MINORS 8 WOMEN IN LONG SKIRTS AND 2 MEN FROM THE CULT ALSO SHOW UP FOR SUPPORT. ONE OF THEM HIS SON- WHO DEFENDS THE CULT LEADER. 13:27 The state is detirmeind to bury this man and he is a good man INSIDE THE CLOSED COURT ROOM THE JUDGE REDUCES BENTS BAIL TO 55,000 DOLLARS. AND THE SELF PROCLAIMED MESSIAH MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE. AFTER THE ARRAIGNMENT BENT MEETS WITH CULT MEMBERS WHO GIVE HIM THE ONLY NURISHMENT HE’S HAD IN DAYS. 16:17 the bailiff was kind enough to allow us to give him some orange juice- but he wont be eating jail food or drinking jail water- that will be the states problem they will have to deal with that. WE BRIEFLY SPEAK WITH BENT ON HIS WAY BACK TO HIS CELL. 6:10 Mr. Bent you were talking a lot about innocence out there are you innocent - yes sir- and tell us do you think you got a fair shake down today yes- Mr. Bent are you going to continue not eating or? For the present time- is it a fast or- its a fast not a hunger strike? no. JEFF BENT SAYS HIS FATHER HAS ASSURED HIM THIS IS ALL PART OF GOD'S PLAN. 15:27- its gods purposes and god planned it this way so it would shock and offened you all and you would all have to look at it. SOME PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE ARE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES TODAY BECAUSE OF GAS LINE LEAK. CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON UNSER BETWEEN CENTRAL AND BRIDGE HIT THE SIX INCH LINE JUST AFTER 11 -THIS MORNING. POLICE CLOSED OFF A SUBDIVISION IN THE AREA AND EVACUATED 20 PEOPLE TO A NEARBY CHURCH. A HALF-MILE RADIUS WAS BLOCKED OFF UNTIL CREWS DEEMED ...