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What……
I am not surprised I am really not.
A pastor at a Tennessee megachurch received a standing ovation after admitting to a “sexual incident” with a high school student 20 years ago — days after a woman came forward to accuse him of sexual assault.
“As a college student on staff at a church in Texas more than 20 years ago, I regretfully had a sexual incident with a female high school senior in the church,” Pastor Andy Savage told the congregation at Highpoint Church in Memphis on Sunday in a video streamed online.
Savage’s revelation came two days after Jules Woodson went public with her story in a blog post accusing Savage of sexually assaulting her when she was 17 and he was a 22-year-old youth minister in Texas in 1998.
“This incident was dealt with in Texas 20 years ago, but in the last few days it has been presented to a larger audience,” he said. “I was wrong and I accepted responsibility for my actions.”
Savage’s admission was met with a standing ovation by the congregation.
What a time.
Flip the page for video of the church giving him standing ovation for being a rapist.