An attorney involved in the sexual misconduct lawsuits against New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Bishop Eddie Long told the AJC.com that the parties involved have settled the matter.
Barbara Marschalk, who represents New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and LongFellows Youth Academy, told the AJC that she expects the lawsuits to be dismissed by close of business tomorrow (May 27).
B.J. Bernstein — the attorney representing the four men who sued Long, New Birth and LongFellows — also confirmed to the AJC that the lawsuits had been settled.
Our sister station Praise 102.5 has exclusively obtained a resolution statement from Eddie Long’s spokesman, Art Franklin:
Laywer: Settlement Reached in Bishop Eddie Long Case: MyFoxATLANTA.com
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