Haggard Calls Self "Liar and Deceiver"
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Haggard Calls Self "Liar and Deceiver"
In a statement read at a service in the Colorado Springs church he founded, the Reverend Ted Haggard calls himself "a deceiver and a liar" and says, "I am guilty of sexual immorality."
Reporter: KKTV/Associated Press
width:180 and height: 180 and picwidth: 180 and pciheight: 180
Font Size:

In a statement read at a service in the Colorado church he founded, the Reverend Ted Haggard calls himself "a deceiver and a liar" and says, "I am guilty of sexual immorality."

Without giving specifics, Haggard's statement says he "did things that were contrary to everything I believe" and that he is "embarrassed and ashamed." He apologized to the church for the disappointment, betrayal and hurt he caused, and the "horrible example" he set.

His statement, by another clergyman, also asks forgiveness for the man who accused Haggard of paying him for sex and using drugs. Those allegations led to Haggard's resignation as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and his dismissal yesterday as senior pastor of the New Life Church.

Haggard says he will never return to a leadership role at the church, but will always consider himself a member.

Stay with 11 News for continuing coverage.
KKTV.com Features

KKTV and our Partners are proud to make Moms life easier…click here for more information

Click here for more information from our local health care specialists.

Do you have a story idea? Want to report breaking news? Call our newsroom at (719) 578-0000 or e-mail News@kktv.com.

Click Here to have KKTV come to your school!

Watch full episodes of your favorite CBS shows right here on KKTV.com.

Add us to your circle

Latest Blogs
  • EAT IT: Almonds - (Stacia Naquin)
    Keep your energy up when things get crazy. All you have to do is keep this super food handy at your desk.
  • Beware of Crooks Using Best Buy's Name (Betty Sexton)
    Crooks just sent a message to an 11News smartphone. It claims we've been selected for a $1,000 shopping spree. It's all a bunch of baloney!
  • Make a quick $250, hardly! (Betty Sexton)
    Thanks to Christine for telling me about this scam. She received a check in the mail from a group using the name American Consumer Opinion. It wasn't the legitimate Texas research company... just a crook looking to rip her off!
  • Treat It Like Thanksgiving - (Stacia Naquin)
    You don't have to sit on the sidelines at that Super Bowl party just because you vowed to make 2012 a healthier year. Here's some advice to keep yourself on track, after indulging during the season's biggest game!
  • "Be Prepared" is Good Motto for Storm Coverage
    Over in the KKTV 11 Weather Center, the radar's showing the snow moving in. Chief Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe says this storm has the potential to bring the most snow we've seen in 5 and 1/2 years, so it is "all hands on deck" and "batten down the hatches", as the newsroom makes its own preparations for this Groundhog Day Storm.