In a shock confession, former Newsboys frontman Michael Tait begged for forgiveness from one of his victims, saying he "inappropriately" touched the younger musician.

Newly released audio from a July phone call discloses Tait telling one of his victims, "All I can say is, from my heart and I'm truly sorry, man."

The victim, going by the pseudonym Lucas, was a former session and touring musician for Tait. He told The Roys Report that he met Tait at the age of 19 while at a music festival in Birmingham, Alabama in 2000.

"He's lived off of the souls of other people for long enough," he said.

The drummer alleged that Tait, who was 15 years older, "groomed, manipulated, and sexually assaulted him sporadically between 2002-2010."

Reports by Roys and The Guardian cited multiple men allegin

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