He was leader of the National Association of Evangelicals from 2003 until November 2006 when he stepped down after a scandal. In November 2006, he was removed or resigned from his leadership positions after allegations of homosexual sex and drug abuse were made by Mike Jones, a male prostitute. Originally, Haggard denied knowing Mike Jones, but later acknowledged that was not the case. He also admitted that some accusations, such as his purchasing methamphetamine, were true. He confessed to "sexual immorality" in the following days, but still maintained that aspects of Mike Jones' testimony were untrue.