BREAKING:Lawsuit accuses Bishop Eddie Long of sexual coercion

GREETINGS,

Lawsuit accuses Bishop Eddie Long of sexual coercion

By Shelia M. Poole

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two men have filed lawsuits in DeKalb County alleging that Bishop Eddie Long coerced them into having sex.

Bishop Eddie Long addresses students of Southwest Dekalb High School  in 1997.

Renee Hannans/Special Bishop Eddie Long addresses students of Southwest Dekalb High School in 1997.

 

Maurice Robinson, one of the plaintiffs, alleges that Long, head of of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, used his “spiritual authority as bishop and leader of defendants’ ministries to coerce certain young male members and employees of defendant New Birth and pupils of defendant Longfellows into engaging in sexual acts and relationships for for his own personal sexual gratification,” the lawsuit says.

Atlanta attorney Craig Gillen, who represents Long, said his client “adamantly denies the allegations in these two lawsuits, and it is unfortunate that these two young men have chosen to take this course of action.”

The lawsuit names Long, New Birth and the Longfellows Youth Academy as defendants. According to the suit, the academy is a program for young men 13 through 18.

CNN is reporting that another lawsuit was brought by 21-year-old Anthony Flagg, who alleged Long took him on overnight trips to several U.S. cities.

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2 Responses to BREAKING:Lawsuit accuses Bishop Eddie Long of sexual coercion

  1. hiram1555

    September 22, 2010 at 12:30 am

    GREETINGS,
    I SAY LET US ALL USED MEASURED WORDS . WE SHOULD BE PATIENT AND DILIGENT IN MATTERS SUCH AS THESE & BE NOT QUICK TO JUDGE.TIME WILL BRING THE TRUTH OUT AND UNTIL THEN LET US LOOK AT THE BEST CASE CENARIO….GOD BLESS THE VICTIM OR VICTIMS

  2. ahmedel77

    September 21, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    Ok , now we can understand why Mr. Long was all hugged up with George W. Bush , and why he wears those tight shirts ! All of these Pimps in the Pulpit ” Negroes ” days are numbered. We are going to see more of this.

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