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The part about working for the
Deam Center is
not true:
That announcement came as a surprise to those in charge of the Dream Center, and Haggard will not be working or living there, said the Rev. Leo Godzich, associate pastor at Phoenix First Assembly of God.
“That was something that was totally unbeknownst to us when he sent it,” Godzich said. “It was just something that he thought of in a conceptual stage, and nothing had been decided.”
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The charity Haggard mentions is run by a twice convicted sex offender, Paul G. Huberty:
“My past record from years ago is documented and has nothing to do with Pastor Haggard or with this non-profit organization that seeks to help people in need,” he wrote.
Military court records show Huberty was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force in 1996 when he was convicted of consensual sodomy, fondling his genitals in public, indecent acts and adultery. He was dismissed from the military and sentenced to six months’ confinement.
The married father of three was convicted of fondling himself in front of two women in the Netherlands while assigned to the Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base in Germany. The charges of sodomy, indecency and adultery involved a 17-year-old girl who was his legal ward at the time.
In Hawaii, Huberty was convicted of second-degree attempted sexual assault in January 2004. His sentencing included stipulations that he not contact minors over the Internet, visit area schools, or possess pornography. He is registered as a sex offender.
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"That man, Paul G. Huberty, wrote in an e-mail to the Gazette on Monday afternoon that his group did not find out about Haggard’s solicitation until it surfaced in media reports. He added that no money has been sent to Haggard through the group."
Ted Haggard’s behavior since his exposure has been bizarre. First, his early denials were sort of ludicrous. He was exposed dead to rights. After a bit of faltering, he came clean. In his exodus from the
New Life Church, he was going to go into an extended period of monitored treatment and counselling. After a short while, he left wherever he was sent, declaring himself "not gay" and announced he was going to school to learn to be a counsellor. Now he sends out this fund-raising email full of mis-statements and shady connections. Putting aside how much he and his fellows hurt this country with their religious drivel and persecution of homosexuals, this episode sounds pretty desparate and frankly crazy. Pastor Ted needs to get himself some help. He’s behaving like a man
diving off the deep end…
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