Photos of Bishop Eddie Long have surfaced which were allegedly sent to the men by whom he is being sued. The newest Birth Missionary Baptist Church, which Long is the head pastor of, has over 24,000 members. The Bishop Long scandal at the moment unfolding concerns three young men to which Long was a mentor. Bishop Eddie Long has preached a fervently anti-gay information for years, which makes the charges against him of unacceptable sexual acts with young men that much more odd.
Bishop Long pictures emerged
Not long after the lawsuit was filed against Eddie Long, photos began surfacing of the pastor, according to Columbia Broadcasting System. The photos were allegedly sent by Long to the men who are suing him. Some of the pictures are clearly not official portraits. The pictures show Long posing in very tight fitting clothing. However, the attorney for the plaintiffs within the lawsuit does not believe the photos to be of a sex nature. Eddie Long, senior pastor of the new Birth Missionary Baptist Church, did send the plaintiffs e-mails, though the content remains unknown.
4th man adds to suit
Now, four individuals, according to CNN, are suing Bishop Long. The litigation alleges Long used his position within the church to elicit sex favors. Long was also the men’s benefactor. All four were in a mentoring program run by Long’s church. Long and his attorney have strenuously denied all allegations. Long has a history of being fervently anti-homosexual, to the point of being labeled a bigot by the Southern Poverty Law Center. That makes this lawsuit either really puzzling or cruelly ironic. He called for a national ban on same-sex marriages in the past.
It will hold off until his day in the court
The case is going to go before a judge. The church Bishop Long ministers to, is a 24,000 member mega-church. His sermons on Sunday routinely draw 10,000 members or more.
CNN
cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/24/georgia.pastor.lawsuit/index.html?iref=obinsite
CBS News
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