Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country's best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry's SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News.

Swaggart had two cousins who made it big in music: rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis & country star Mickey Gilley.

Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist whose multimillion-dollar ministry was crippled by his encounters with prostitutes, has died