The unthinkable has happened. The “perfect” Christian marriage of Katie Bates and Travis Clark has officially hit rock bottom after Travis dropped the ultimate bombshell confession: He has fathered a child with another woman.

After weeks of dodging rumors and disabling Instagram comments, the 23-year-old musician reportedly broke down and admitted the truth to Katie in a closed-door intervention with their pastors. Sources confirm that a recent DNA test proved Travis is the biological father of a 6-month-old baby boy, conceived during a “lapse in judgment” while he was on a music tour last year.

“I Failed My Family”

While Travis has yet to make a public statement, insiders say he is “wallowing in regret.”

“Travis told Katie he thought it was a one-time mistake that would never come back to haunt him,” a source close to the Clark family revealed. “He was wrong. The mother of the child came forward asking for child support, and the truth came out. He kept saying, ‘I failed God and I failed you,’ but Katie couldn’t even look at him.”

Katie is “Destroyed”

Katie Bates, who just welcomed their daughter Hailey not long ago, is said to be in a state of complete shock. Friends say the reality star has already packed a bag and fled to her parents’ home in Tennessee, taking Hailey with her.

“She feels like her entire life was a lie,” the insider added. “She stood by him, she promoted his music, she built a home with him. And the whole time, he had a secret family? She is destroyed. Gil and Kelly Jo are advising her to pray, but her sisters are telling her to lawyer up.”

Is Divorce Next?

In the fundamentalist circle the Bates belong to, divorce is almost unheard of. However, fans believe this betrayal is too big to forgive.

“Infidelity is one thing, but a whole child?” a fan commented on Reddit. “There is no coming back from that. Katie is young and beautiful; she needs to leave him immediately.”

As of this morning, Katie has removed “Wife to Travis” from her social media bio.