Embattled Highpoint Memphis Church Teaching Pastor Andy Savage insisted that a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her as a teenager lied about the nature of their “consensual” encounter as he announced Thursday that he’s taking a leave of absence to allow an independent audit of his ministry.
“The atmosphere was very flirtatious. That flirtatious environment continued to move forward, which led to us making out, some heavy petting. It was a very mutual, spontaneous, physical moment. Our hormones were obviously very much in that moment, and she performed oral sex,” Savage said in an interview with conservative radio host Ben Ferguson. He also insisted that “I do not believe I broke the law.”
Nevertheless, he said, he would be taking a leave of absence to allow the independent audit of his ministry.
“I’m going to be taking a leave of absence for the purpose of cooperating with a third-party, independent firm that will come in and do an audit of my ministry, the policies that we work with at Highpoint, and get their assessment on my fitness for ministry,” Savage said. “I will trust the leadership at Highpoint Church and submit fully to their leadership.”
A statement from Highpoint Church said…
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