Since the surfacing of sexual assault scandals by big names like Harvey Weinstein and Matt Lauer, the #MeToo movement has empowered many women to speak out about their own stories.
In fact, seeing Lauer’s termination on the cover of USA Today is what made Jules Woodson decide to come forward about a “sexual incident” that occurred with Memphis megachurch pastor Andy Savage 20 years ago.
Ironically enough, Savage took to Twitter the day of Lauer’s dismissal writing, “So saddened to hear of another high-profile person in the midst of sexual misconduct allegations. It’s beginning to seem that sex on our own terms isn’t working. Go figure.”
Little did he know, it was precisely this incident that would lead to the resurfacing of his own past sins.
Savage admitted to his sexual misbehavior with a high school student on stage during service this Sunday, after which he received a standing ovation from congregants (@20:07).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKdluNR95I
This admission came just days after a blog post written by Woodson that detailed the traumatizing event occurring in 1998.