Ex-Christian singer confesses to drug use, sexual assault

Former lead singer of the Christian rock band Newsboys, Michael Tait, is speaking publicly following recent allegations of sexual misconduct.

The 59-year-old artist had earlier announced his exit from the band on January 16, calling it a “monumental and heartfelt decision” and admitting it had come as “a shock to even myself” in an Instagram post.

A Christian investigative media outlet published the results of a two-and-a-half-year probe involving Tait. The report includes accounts from three men who claim Tait sexually assaulted them during Christian music tours in 2004, 2010, and 2014.

Tait, who took over as Newsboys’ frontman in 2009 following the departure of co-founder Peter Furler, allegedly befriended the men before the incidents occurred.