randi kaye, cnn, ft. lauderdale, florida. one final note. the family research council, which george rekers helped found, released a statement today distancing themselves from him. in fact, they say they had to check their historical records to verify that he was in fact a member of the original board. they went on to say in part, frc has had no contact with dr. rekers or knowledge of his activities in over a decade. so frc can provide no further insight to the allegations. and added, while we were disappointed when any christian leader engages in the very activities that they re preaching against, it is not surprising. they need to act upon that nature or accept the forgive not offered by grace through faith in jesus christ. ahead, sean penn from haiti on a life lost and why others are in jeopardy. this is the beginning unless everybody realizes that the disaster is still on. this is a disaster and a bigger one than the earthquake waiting to happen. also tonight, we questio
reported in the miami new times, a local newspaper. tonight we talk to mr. reeke er speaking for the first time on camera. reporter: he calls himselflution, a paid himself lucien, a paid male escort, who advertises on rent.com. they advertise in suggestive and revealing poses. it s where lucien said he was first contacted by george rekers. a professor and baptist minister who has weighed in on almost every peace piece of anti-gay legislation around the country. what s not in dispute is that rekers and lucien just returned from a two-week vacation and lucien was hired to help with the bags. this photo of snapped at miami national airport. lucien also says for the trip to madrid and london, he was to give rekers what lucien called sexual massages every day. he basically got excited. that was the whole case.
rekers is a board member for the national association for research and therapy of homosexuality, narth. a group that says it helps people with unwanted homosexual attractions. he s also co-founder of the family research council which promotes the traditional family unit. and in 2008, here in florida, george rekers served as an expert witness in a case to uphold the law banning gays and lesbians from adopting. in his writings, he called gays a deviant segment of society. the state of florida paid him about $120,000 for his testimony. attorney general bill mccollum s office told us rekers was recommended after an exhaustive search, and because he had exceptional credentials. wayne bessen is with truth wins out. a group that exposes what it sees as hypocrisy in the anti-gay movement. he has helped create anti-gay attitudes and justified discrimination across the country. it seems rekers doesn t think gay people should raise boys. he thinks they should rent boys. so i think he s qu
attractions. he s also co-founder of the family research council which promotes the traditional family unit. and in 2008, here in florida, george rekers served as an expert witness in a case to uphold the law banning gays and lesbians from adopting. in his writings, he called gays a deviant segment of society. the state of florida paid him about $120,000 for his testimony. attorney general bill mccollum s office told us rekers was recommended after an exhaustive search, and because he had exceptional credentials. wayne bessen is with truth wins out. a group that exposes what it sees as hypocrisy in the anti-gay movement. he has helped create anti-gay attitudes and justified discrimination across the country. it seems rekers doesn t think gay people should raise boys. he thinks they should rent boys. so i think he s quite the hypocrite there. reporter: lucien says rekers knew he was gay before the trip because highway had told him
hypocrite there. reporter: lucien says rekers knew he was gay before the trip because he had told him about his boyfriends. does he still deny to you that he s gay? yeah, yeah. i actually asked him over the phone, you know, do you think you re gay? and he just said, no. reporter: lucien told me reeker asked him not to share his story with the media. he just didn t want me to mention the massage aspect, you know. that s what it really was. reporter: he asked you not to. yeah, he had asked me not to. reporter: in response to the publicity, narth where reekers is a board member, released this statement saying it takes seriously the accusations that have been made. in response to an e-mail from cnn, rekers wrote, i am retaining the services of a defamation attorney in this matter because the fact is i am not gay and never have been. lucien says he feels sorry for rekers.