NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Hayley Williams attends the "Turnstile: Never Enough" Premiere during 2025 Tribeca Festival at SVA Theater on June 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
Michael Tait, a founding member of DC Talk who more recently fronted another Christian rock band, Newsboys, faced allegations of grooming and sexual assault from three men, as well as substance abuse, in an investigation published by the Roys Report last week. Tait responded this week with a statement confirming, “For some two decades I used and abused cocaine, consumed far too much alcohol, and, at times, touched men in an unwanted sensual way.” He said he’d been living a “double life,” described his behavior as sinful, and said he was seeking repentance. The implication was that he is repenting not just of predatory behavior but of homosexual sex.
