UPDATED::Andy Savage sexual assault case: Memphis Highpoint pastor gets ovation for apology | The Kansas City Star

UPDATE::  Andy Savage resigns from Highpoint Church following investigation

Andy Savage, accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Texas 20 years ago, has resigned from his ministerial post at Highpoint Church. 

The Memphis megachurch announced the resignation Tuesday, saying that while an investigation found no other instances of abuse, "the leadership team at Highpoint Church agrees that Andy's resignation is appropriate."

The statement is the first time the church leadership has termed the encounter involving Savage as "abuse."

Members of a Memphis megachurch stood and applauded their pastor on Sunday when he admitted to and apologized for engaging in a “sexual incident” with a high school student 20 years ago.

Jules Woodson, who accused Highpoint Church Pastor Andy Savage of sexually assaulting her when she was 17, told The New York Times she watched the moment, streamed live on the church’s YouTube page, in disbelief.
“It’s disgusting,” she said.

Though Savage, an author and podcast host, remains on the Highpoint staff, repercussions have begun for what Woodson says happened two decades ago.

Andy Savage sexual assault case: Memphis Highpoint pastor gets ovation for apology | The Kansas City Star

See also::
Silent no more: a survivor of sexual assault by prominent Memphis pastor Andy Savage shares her story #metoo #churchtoo #silenceisnotspiritual 

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Thought He Was Taking Me for Ice Cream: One Woman’s #MeToo Story of Molestation By Her Former Youth Pastor, Andy Savage