Showing posts with label Bishop Eddie Long. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bishop Eddie Long. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2011

'STRAIGHT' BISHOP EDDIE LONG: ANOTHER MAN COMES FORWARD

COMPLETELY STRAIGHT
REMEMBER "completely straight" mega-church pastor, Bishop Eddie Long who paid off four teenage boys, who he'd allegedly had relations with, rather than go court.
Well now it's emerged that a fifth young man, Centino Kemp has also confronted lawyers about his relationship with the pastor during the settlement negotiations.           
The 22-year-old, who has Long's name tattooed around his wrist along with the words, "Never a Mistake, Always a Lesson," did not officially file a lawsuit, but also got a payout.
A lawyer close to the case confirmed to WAGA TV  that Kemp was involved but claimed he was "different from the other young men" which made the case "more difficult."
Kemp told the station that he met the pastor during a visit to his megachurch when he was a teenager, but refused to comment further.Bishop Long is a father of four who has been an outspoken opponent of gay marriage, and his church has counseled gay members to become straight.
His empire was threatened in September when several men claimed he abused his spiritual authority and used cars, jewelry and cash to lure them into trysts when they were 17 and 18.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

MEGACHURCH BISHOP EDDIE LONG DEFINITELY NOT GAY

DEFINITELY NOT GAY
EXPENSIVE suits, flashy jewelry, well groomed appearance - nope nothing to suggest a gay man at all.
And despite having vowed to fight the sex allegations between him and four teenage their is apparently no reason to think megachurch preacher, Bishop Eddie Long is gay - especially now he's paid them off instead of fighting their claims.
We have no problem with gay men but it does seem strange to us that he chose not attempt to disprove their allegations that he used to his power to influence them into sexual relationships, but instead settled the lawsuit with money - possibly millions.
Former DeKalb County Prosecutor J. Tom Morgan told WGCL: "You can interpret that any way you want, but usually people do not settle cases unless there is some reason to do so.  
"They had to reach a settlement if they did not want any statement by the Bishop on record."
Former New Birth members Spencer LeGrande, Anthony Flagg, Maurice Robinson and Jamal Parris filed civil lawsuits against Long last September.
The attorneys refused to comment on the case which their silence suggests part of the agreement is that no one talks about it.
"Nobody knows what the numbers are. I would be sure it's in the millions," Morgan added. He estimated that amount because that's what he said a Catholic church paid victims in a similar case that he prosecuted.