The former teaching pastor at Highpoint Church in Tennessee, Andy Savage, has launched a new church after resigning from his previous post because of a sexual assault that took place when he was a youth pastor.
Savage’s victim, Jules Woodson, broke the news of her encounter with Savage in a bombshell interview with the New York Times in March of last year, noting her disgust that Andy was applauded for his admission before his church – during his address, Savage passed the assault off as a “sexual incident” and reiterated that it had taken place 20 years prior.
Responding to the news of Savage’s new ministry exploits, Woodson, expressed astonishment that her former abuser was free to return to the pulpit.
“He was my ordained Youth Minister. He knew me and groomed me since I was 14,” she tweeted. “This was not a mistake it was a crime! Per TX law it is non-consensual sexual assault. Fine, let him move on & sit in the pews, but he has absolutely disqualified himself from the pulpit.”
He was my ordained Youth Minister. He knew me and groomed me since I was 14. This was not a mistake it was a crime! Per TX law it is non-consensual sexual assault. Fine, let him move on & sit in the pews, but he has absolutely disqualified himself from the pulpit. #ChurchToo https://t.co/iLnuna7ZOP
— Jules Woodson (@juleswoodson11) October 27, 2019
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