He also said he bought methamphetamine, but threw it away instead of using it. Haggard initially admitted in interviews that he received a massage from Jones but denied having sex with him. However, he said he has been undergoing therapy during the two years since and 'working it out.' Watch Haggard accuser speak out »Ĭontroversy involving Haggard first erupted in November 2006, when a former prostitute, Mike Jones, said the pastor had paid him for sex over three years and had used methamphetamine in his presence. Haggard, 52, said the incident was 'an indicator of the compulsive behavior' that ruled him at the time. Haas added, '(Haggard) used to say to me, 'You know what, Grant, you can become a man of God, and you can have a little bit of fun on the side.' But he grabbed a bottle of lotion and started masturbating.'

'I told him no, it would make me really uncomfortable. 'He pretty much asked me if it was OK if he masturbated in front of me or masturbated in the bed next to me,' Haas said. The incident occurred when the two men were in bed together, Grant Haas said in a videotaped interview played on CNN's 'Larry King Live.'