Friday, May 27, 2011

Bishop Eddie Long Lawsuit Is Settled Out of Court; Four Men Had Accused Long of Sexual Misconduct

The Huffington Post website reports today (May 27, 2011) that Bishop Eddie Long -- an Atlanta-area megachurch pastor -- has settled suits out of court with four young men who had accused him of sexual misconduct.

"After a series of discussions, all parties involved have decided to resolve the civil cases out of court," Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church -- one of the largest Afro-American churches in the US -- said in a statement.

The brief statement from the church in suburban Lithonia (Georgia) described the resolution of the cases as "the most reasonable road for everyone to travel."

The suits filed last September by four men -- all in their 20s -- alleged that Long plied them with presents and trips abroad, and seduced them into sexual acts.

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