The Christian Post website reports today (May 31, 2011) that Bernice King -- daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- has left her position as an elder of Bishop Eddie Long's church, just a few days after a settlement had been reached in the sexual misconduct case against the pastor.
King served her last day as an elder of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia -- a suburb of Atlanta -- on Sunday, May 29.
King's resignation may have been related to the settlement and dismissal of the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Bishop Long. Four young men -- all in their 20s -- had accused Long of using his position and lavish gifts to lure them into sexual relationships.
Bernice King is an ordained minister and she had preached regularly at New Birth Church.
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