Bishop Eddie Long

Bishop Eddie Long: Once again one of the powerful mega-pastoralists has declined. If these allegations are true this chapter, another sad black people getting ripped off by false prophets in the black church. The story continues ..
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By Huff Post
ATLANTA - Two men have filed a complaint accusing Bishop Eddie Long operate its role as a pastor of a mega-church in the Atlanta area to force them into sex when they were young members of his congregation .
Lawyers for the men, now 20 and 21, say they filed a complaint Tuesday at the DeKalb County Court. The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been victims of sexual misconduct.
Craig Gillen, a lawyer from Long, the pastor said Tuesday "categorically denies these allegations."
"We regret that these young people to follow this course of action," Gillen said, adding that Long had not yet been served with copies of the trial.
The men were 17 - and 18-member year-old from Long's New Birth Baptist Church in Lithonia Missionary when they say long abused his spiritual authority to seduce them with cars, money, clothes, jewelry , international travel and access to celebrities.
BJ Bernstein, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, said that when the relationship began, the plaintiffs had passed the legal age of consent in Georgia, which is 15.
"The defendant has long used his spiritual authority to compel some young male members ... to engage in sexual relations and his own personal sexual grafiti, "the prosecution read.
Asked about a possible motive for the charges, Gillen reference to a burglary in the office and down in June
Bergstein said one of the applicants are facing a criminal charge against burglary in the incident. She said the break was a way to attack Long.
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