Atlanta-based megachurch pastor Eddie Long has released a statement denying he had coerced young church members into sex, as alleged in three lawsuits filed against him. “I have been through storms and my faith has always sustained me,” said Long.
A third lawsuit has been filed against Bishop Eddie Long, alleging he coerced a man to have sex with him. The third suit was filed Wednesday afternoon in DeKalb County Superior Court, said a spokeswoman for attorney B.J. Bernstein.
Click here to see the actual court documents filed against Bishop Eddie Long by Anthony Flagg and Maurice Robinson in DeKalb County over sexual assault allegations. WARNING: They are quite graphic and detailed.
BJ Bernstein, the lawyer representing the two young men who have accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse, spoke to the “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” about the case. Bernstein discussed the allegations against Eddie Long, pastor of megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia.
Two Georgia men have filed a lawsuit claiming that prominent Atlanta, Georgia, pastor Eddie Long coerced them into sex. The suits, filed Tuesday in DeKalb County, allege that Long used his position as a spiritual authority and bishop to coerce young male members and employees of his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church into sex.
Two men wearing white gloves are accused of breaking into Bishop Eddie Long's office at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and making off with high-end electronics, DeKalb police said.
