Haggard blames sex scandal on child abuse
Former evangelical leader Ted Haggard broke his silence on a sex scandal that ended his career during a sermon at a small church in Illinois. Haggard said that his sins stemmed from sexual abuse that received in the second grade. Haggard was one of the most powerful evangelical leaders in the country when accusations of gay sex and drug use caused him to step down.
This video is from ABC’s Good Morning America, broadcast Nov. 12, 2008.
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