Bishop Eddie Long Scandal Update: Baptist Church Rocked By ThirdAge News Staff
Posted September 22, 2010 11:15 AM
Bishop Eddie Long's scandal continues to unfold in national media attention. The prominent Baptist bishop in the Atlanta area used his stature to pressure young men into having sex, two lawsuits filed late Tuesday allege. The suits were filed in DeKalb County by two former congregation members against Bishop Eddie Long of the 10,000-seat New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, WGA-TV, Atlanta, reported.
"Long utilized his spiritual authority to coerce certain young male members and employees of defendant New Birth into engaging in sexual acts and relationships," Maurice Robinson and Anthony Flagg, both in their early 20s, allege in their lawsuits.
The TV station said the suits claim other members of the megachurch probably didn't know what was going on but that church money was used to foster the relationships
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