Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal: New Details and Pictures Surface (Photos) » Photo - Maurice Robinson Mugshot Picture (Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal Accuser)
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Photo - Maurice Robinson Mugshot Picture (Bishop Eddie Long Sex Scandal Accuser and Alleged Victim)
September 29th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Again, I would never date or even consider dating anything that comes up out of Atlanta! I’m curious as to why now are these men coming out and speaking against the Bishop especially if this has been happening for quite some time…. What? where they enjoying what they are now claiming to dispise? I can certainly understand young boys being confused but grown men? Oh come on now. I think it’s all about the mighty dollar but little do they know it will be a curse to them in the end anyway so there you have it.
Whatever happen to taking your problems to your Lord and Savior…Jesus says vengence is His and He shall repay….if one take it to the world then it is obvious that they rely on the world. God is not pleased I can assure you and everyone will have to stand before Him and give account.
September 30th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
@jackie
PLEASE… you’re probably one of his cult followers! If he wants to seek justice then he can! One day when you get raped you’ll understand where he’s coming from.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
First of all everybody can see that these grown ass men knew better and knew exactly what they were doing if anything happened. If these things did occur, they were above the age limit of rape and they are grown ass men now. So it sounds like to me like a woman scorned. The first alleged victim found out about the others and got mad because, he was willing to accept the wife, but not other men so he got mad and decided to tell like a little bitch, as well as the others. As long as they were getting all those extravagant gifts all those years they didn’t tell, so why now? If the bishop had sex with these men or not, they were of age and knew exactly what they were doing. If this goes to court, I want to know what are they gonna charge him with. Everyone involved was above legal age, bishop has not committed a crime, nor has he broken the law. If him and his attorneys has any sense, they would sue them for defermation of character.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@Jackie, Yes they’re grown men now but they were 14 and 15 when the “Bishop” came after them. It doesn’t matter when they came out with their stories, what “Bishop” Eddie Long did was wrong. Especially when you representing God almighty. Like the saying say: “What’s done in the dark, will come to light”. He probably was giving them hush money and showing them things they’ve never seen but all in all I place blame on the “Bishop” just because of his status…Our God is a forgiving God but I hope that “Bishop” Eddie Long burn in hell….that’s if he’s guilty which i’m sure he is!
September 30th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I believe these young men all the way… I am a current law student and Long can be charged and convicted of Intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and others. Also, these young boys ALL came from households where the father was absent (read the reports)…to me it sounds like Long preyed on their innocence as well as their vulnerbility. I also was molested at a young age by a female cousin and let me tell you that is NOT something that is easy to come out with…I am 25 and just recently relased myself (yes I am female) so my entire life I grew up hating and despising my cousin and prayed and asjked the Lord for a release and to be free. I was not free until I OPENED UP!!!! I commend these young men, but I have had my suspicions about Long for years ( what’s done in the dark will come to light). Yes these men were of an age to know right from wrong but if you are away from home as they were, this man is paying for you and your mother to live in a house, paying for your tuition and car, how do you co forward with these allegations. I believe the young men have now become of age where they are comfortable, as I was again it happened to me when I was young and I am now 25….people pray they are made whole and stop judging them for coming forward….what if this was your son????
September 30th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
What is so bad is that all of these Godly people have neglected to see the bigger picture. Regardless to whether these accusations are true. This is effecting peoples lives forever. Regardless to if these “Grown Ass Men” knew right from wrong. Regardless if they were liking the gifts at first. This is INDEED a SINFUL ACT WILLING AND UNWILLING. So while we are trying to point out whose right and wrong it is still a SIN. If Bishop did it he is wrong whether or not if they liked the gifts. If anyone is lying and committed any of these acts need to start asking for forgiveness now.
September 30th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Bishop Long, despite all the good he has done, somehow believes that his arrogance, fame, power, wealth, physicality and influence can shield him from his
transgressions and he now knows: it is not possible. Surrounding himself with young boys, grooming them and then approaching them for physical favors once
they are of age… this is such an obvious old story. Come on, Bish, you should know: BOYS WILL TELL!! They will accept the attention and gifts and favors, but
eventually, one — or several — of them, because of jealousy, greed or feelings of neglect, will expose you and bring you to ruin and disgrace. Yes: men, whether
straight, gay or bi, throughout the ages, have been attracted to the delicious emerging masculine power and energy of post-pubescent males, but it is always a
Danger Game, a thrilling down-low deep secret Game. Playing with much Fire. But alas, there is no sympathy for a hypocrit like The Bish, who builds an empire
in part by damn-ing and spreading hatred and lies about gay people, not only to his mega-church but to the entire television audience. Can he not know that
there are gay people everywhere, on his staff, choir, in his church pews? Spread LOVE Bishop Long, as Jesus did, He who loved everyone. I can only hope the
Bish has his asbestos drawers on because these young men, wearing their fabulous gift watches, are going to blowtorch some Bishop ass very soon.
Pass the popcorn, baby.
September 30th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
May things have been said, but truly only those who have been raped, in an abusive and emotional relationship know how it really it. These men were young boys when approached, no father in the home, no one to look up to. When someone of the bishop’s stature comes into their lives, it changes everything. Women in an abusive marriages knows how hard it is to get out of a bad relationship that could possible cause death. If all 4 men say the same thing happened to them there’s some truth tto the story. He took advantage of his fame and status and began to think of himself above the law. We’re living in the last days. Many will be uncovered as deceptive men/women of God. There’s only one true living God and he will not have any other God above him. Yes, pray for him that he will aknowledge what he did and ask for forgiveness so that his soul will be saved.
September 30th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
I really hate that this is even happening,those of us who are living the word this type of stuff puts a question mark in peoples mind about becoming a christian or staying a christian.The focus needs not to be on the allegations but rather focusing on our spiritual well-being, because we all have secrets yet to be revealed Think about it! as far as Atlanta goes as a city its a wonderful i grew up here and MOST of the people that live here are not from here! So Homosexuals are everywhere not just in the “A”, the south is just laid back and accepting of everything but maybe thats our fault. It wasn’t always like this.
September 30th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
The of the matter is all have sin and come short to the glory of God. Christans need to do two things. First of all is keep there eyes on the prize which is Christ Jesus and not on man(Preachers,Pastor and etc.) If we do this when one of them fall it would be such a shock to us and will not be so judgemental of these preachers stop looking to them as if they are Jesus. Second thing is christans nedd to stop putting one sin above another sin is sin regardless how it is commit. If the cheat on you taxes by claiming children that are not yours you have sinned it is called stealing if you sleep with some one else spouse you have sinned adultery God does not classify sin sin is sin period with God remember sin cannot enter into the present of God. So before you pass judgement on someone take a good look in the mirror first at you sin first Pray for this Pastor and these young men that God may come in and heal this mess and store them to the Glory Of God.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:05 am
@ Portia Sanders
What an ignorant thing to say. These men were 17 when Bishop made his first sexual move. You are not an adult until 18. I wonder how you would feel if it was your son. Please stop being stupid and get a life.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:33 am
I just want to present a scenario, just something to think about. If these young men are lying then Bishop Long who is their former Pastor, Spiritual Father, should desire to reach out to them to find out why would they want to bring harm to him and the ministry. He should be concerned as a Shepard to his flock and not desire to abandon the sheep. If they are telling the truth, Bishop Long should desire healing for these young men, his congregation and himself. Whatever the truth is this is ugly and should not be occurring in Gods Church.
October 1st, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Amen Willie D, this should NEVER occur in GOD’s church nor anywhere else. Shepards are held to a higher standard than sheep. Just like Jamal said shepards/father are there to protect and teach the sheep/children not prey on them. Did David as a sheppard prey on his sheep, NO! I pray that Eddie Long has not allowed his lust to take control over him, but Jamal Parris doesn’t sound like a person scorned or trying to manipulate, extort money or bad mouth the church nor Christianity, instead what I hear is hurt, disbelief, manipulation, pain and torment in his voice; he doesn’t even care that his face is being shown. He wants the truth to be told and it should be! This young man stood in front of an unsuspecting news camera and spoke strong, unrehearsed and convincingly, his body language did not speak lies nor fairly tales. What it did speak was real talk!!! THEN……. he turned, faced the camera and spoke directly to Eddie like a REAL MAN and called him straight to the carpet. He did not walk, run, studder nor blinking an eye while speaking! View it for yourself……
Let me tell you GOD/JESUS will warn you about your actions……. and if you don’t address the issue(s) brought to you……, the ALL MIGHTY GOD will help you, one way or another.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:11 pm
You sound like a damn fool, these girly men were not raped at 17 and 18 years old if anything they were wined and dined and slow fucked repeatedly. And got gifts and jewelry and 1st class trips for it. The mug shot boys arte just mad because the of goodies drought up!
October 2nd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
All those folks defending Eddie Long, should be ashamed of themselves for clearly he is guilty. When he first spoke out at his church following the accusations he said”I never said I was a perfect man” that in itself should tell you he is guilty!!!! Yet his followers stood up and cheered, which is sad. In addition the ministers in the church who stood by knowing what he was doing to these boys who are now young men, should be charged as well. Also the wife of Eddie Long knows the truth because if he was touching all those boys and traveling with them, her relationship with her husband was Lacking. I understand the saying stand by your man, but not when he is destroying the lives of young boys!!!! Mrs LOng definitely knows the TRUTH!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2010 at 11:07 pm
I don’t think age is the issue. Let’s say the young men are any age you want them to be, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or 70 years old. The ordeal is still wrong based on the teachings of Bishop Eddie Long and the young men who accepted teachings. Let’s pray that this ordeal is resolved quickly so healing can begin. Somebody is lying either because of denial or afraid of the repercussions. In the end, this will be a blessing. How long can one live a lie? Pray for the young men and Bishop Eddie Long.
October 3rd, 2010 at 3:03 am
First of all, I don’t think these young men would risk putting their names out there like that if there wasn’t some truth to this. I don’t think anyone will ever really know the real truth though, except Long and his accusers. The best case scenario is an out of court settlement, which to spare New Birth any further embarrassment is the best course. If it goes to public trial it will be hard on New Birth but from a legal perspective it is doubtful anything would come of it. The church, if indeed the allegations are true, DID have a duty to protect and inform, but if they claim ignorance and lacked proof themselves that Long was doing anything suspicious or questionable with these young boys, New Birth had no reason to inform anyone of anything. We all get so upset and defensive about the Black church and the conservative messages they promote, but as a people, just look around; do we live it? Nearly 70% of Black babies are born to single women, yet the church continues to preach against premarital sex and where has it gotten us? We need to take this time and address a very real problem in our community, and that is the absentee father. We need to acknowledge that there will always be teen pregnancy in our communities, there will always be Black men AND women on the DL, yet we must continue to be a loving and forgiving people. We have been the victims of exclusion and hatred too often to start turning into hateful self righteous bigots ourselves. However, if those of us who truly want to see our children reclaimed from the world, if we want to see strong two parent families, yet remain a loving and tolerant people, we need to take all the energy and time and money we spend preaching and marching against those whose lifestyles may be different from ours, and focus on rebuilding Black families. Bishop Long was very anti gay marriage, and accusations aside, most of the traditional Black churches are. We believe in a strict interpretation of the Word, but again where has that gotten us? Do you honestly think any predator, especially the ones that hide out in our churches; do you think anyone like that would get away with their actions if a strong male figure was in that child’s life to begin with? We have given a free pass to so many young Black fathers, while Black single mothers to these young boys struggle, and so often, this is what we get; young men sexually exploited by older men who should know better, or young men who father children at too young of an age and abandon their children just as they were abandoned. This has got to stop! I’m not saying all men are good fathers. There are many mothers who have good reasons for keeping the father out of their lives, perhaps due to physical abuse, drug use, whatever. But more often it is a case of the father just walking off, no reason given, no reason asked. I was raised by a single mother, and my dad rarely made appearances, but when he did, my brothers were so happy to see him because they longed so much for a dad, just as some of Long’s accusers did. Young Black boys need dads in their lives, period. The Black community needs to admit there are some battles we won’t win. As I said before there are many layers to our people, many different lifestyles and beliefs that all make up the African American experience. But a large component of that experience has been missing for much too long to the detriment of our children, especially to the detriment of our Black boys. Dads wake up! It’s time to come home.
October 3rd, 2010 at 10:15 am
Let me preface this by saying: I’m not a writer, moreover; it is discerning reading these valid arguments. I’m having trouble with a lot of “miz-spelled” words, grammar and syntax people! Focus! Slow down, use a spell checker! For instance, someone wrote this,
“The mug shot boys arte just mad because the of goodies drought up!”
HuH! I’m starting to feel like a victim.
October 4th, 2010 at 1:11 am
i think that it is a matter of all who are wrong…..With the young men I don’t understand why after all these years now u feel like it was wrong or Bishop Eddie Long wronged them.It seems like if it happened then they consented to it because they enjoyed the trips and the hush money.If u know something is wrong nobody can pay u to wrong u.So now no money and they feel abandoned. When u r a victim after a while u know it’s wrong but most victim don’t take money, they do it because of love,fear. It looks to me that the boys were pleasured in all ways if something did happen.As for Bishop Long he knows right from wrong just like the boys. The reason why more people are talking about the so called victims is because they made the allegations.It is all questionable to me. All the stories don’t add up, like if u recieve gift why would u break in the church to steal more jelwery…The story is crazy but quess what it all will be revealed and all that pass judgement will be put to shame….
October 4th, 2010 at 1:27 am
@ sharmika, i agree with u,but i believe that we can win the battle because we have a future.Our new generation can break barriers.We as a people have come a long way and have a long way to go. We are a voice by ourselves but together we are a force. I think that the reason why we are always separated but United we stand…Also white people all of the time have scandals like this one the difference is that the media doesn’t blow it out of content.But ur pointer were great girl..We do have to take a look around our own doors and with ur knowledge of spread the word throughout ur communities and help build new lives and new men because our children r our future…
October 4th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
It doesn’t matter if these young men are now of age; if any one of them has emails, phone records, receipts from trips, etc., dating back to when they were minors then what seemed like trumped up stories start to take on a pattern and one that can be proven. Secondly, automobiles, passports, etc. leave a record trial and one I’m sure the IRS is more than willing to find out about…wake up folks…its a church 501(C) 3 which means tax deductible. However, mis-appropriation of funds is illegal regardless if it is a church or not! Third, its it always those Pastors, Bishops, Reverends, etc., that are against same sex marriage who turn out to be the biggest hypocrits? Please, enlighten me…
October 4th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
All of the facts are not in. Be careful what you say because you could be the one looking like a fool in the end. Pray for the Bishop and the young men. And he without sin, let him cast the first stone.
October 4th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
AEOLISS, I THINK YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE WORD, “DISCERN” is misused in your statement encouraging others to use spell check. Did you mean, “concerning”?
October 5th, 2010 at 12:14 am
I think y’all should leave the man alone and not to go into his business IF he did it, it’s his own business not urs!! and the other men they should have known better to report to the authorities back then not now! it does not make any sense for the them to come out now!! so ya’ll quit butting in Eddie Long’s business and worry about ur mistakes!! He is a human being just like u and am sure u would not like anyone putting ur stuff out there!!! I call this GOSSIPING! Leave the man alone and concentrate with ur life!! quit wasting ur energy!!!
October 5th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
ARE YOU PEOPLE FORREAL..ARE YOU SERIOUS…HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER BEEN MOLESTED OR RAPED OR RAISED WITH OUT A FATHER ? ? ? BISHOP EDDIE LONG SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIS SELF IF THIS MESS IS TRUE.. CANT YOU SEE THE BOYS WERE INTIMIDATED AND THEY WERE GONNA HIDE THIS FOR EVER UNTIL ONE PERSON HAD THE COURAGE TO COME OUT THEN EACH ONE GOT SOME STRENGTH.. CHILDREN ALWAYS GET ABUSED THEN YALL WANT TO BLAME THE CHILD.. I SEE WHY THEY DIDNT WANNA SAY NOTHING FOR YEARS..LOOK HOW PEOPLE TREAT YOU.. YOU DONT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE GOING THREW WHAT IF THAT WAS YOUR CHILD I BET YOU WOULD NOT BE TALKING ALL THAT SMACK.. YOU WOULD BE READY TO HURT SOME ONE..SOME PEOPLE NEVER TELL THERE STORIES OF ABUSE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU ON THIS INTERNET… ALL I CAN SAY IS { ARE YOU SERIOUS }…………………..LORD OPEN PEOPLE’S EYES FOR THEY ARE SO LOST……
October 5th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
LORD OPEN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC FOR THEY ARE SO LOST…THAT’S CHILD MOLESTERS GET AWAY WITH MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE……
October 5th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
To me, the second most horrific crime is that this “Preacher” is going to rant and rave AGAINST homosexuality in the pulpit on Sunday, then look for butterscotch coloured prettyboiz to get his jollys on Monday. HIPOCRACY PERSONNIFIED!!
October 5th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Does ANYONE know a “straight” preacher that takes these kinds of pictures of himself and distritubes them, like the cell phone pics of Long in black spandex and red muscle shirt and jeans?
October 5th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
None of us knows the truth of this case. Six years after an alleged realtionship with the Bishop, we are hearing the sordid details. The one thing we should all be asking ourselves, where were the parents, where was his wife, where were his body guards, where were his armor bearers? How could he had done all these things to all these young men, and no one in the church saw anything or was able to bring it to the attention of the congregation?
How did he have the time to abuse these four men and no one in his congregation or staff was aware of this, let alone his wife?
At the end of the day these four will have their 15 minutes of fame. They have disgraced the Kingdom of God, the African American community, their parents and all young people who think they can take advantage of anyone by even thinking, “I am going to take him out” because he probably refused to cosign this shakedown for money or to be included in the “inner circle.” Sounds like jealousy.
I also would like to ask anyone, if they were these four innocent young men they are portraying to the public and we all know the word of God, why didn’t they take care of this God’s way?
If they and their families had taken care of this God’s way, we would not be discussing this now and it would not be another “Jerry Springer,” “Maury Povich,” let’s show the world how ignorant we really are.
God is still going to get the victory and He will use these four young men to show the world, that He is still in control and they too will have to repent, for they know not what they have done. Read Job.
October 5th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I wish we all learn the words compassion and concern when it involves other people feelings!!! There is great POWER in manipulation, think about the times you manipulated or was manipulated and how it made you feel. Regardless if you were the victim or the perpetrator do you recall how easy it was to fool or be fooled? This awful thing could have happened to me, you or one of our love ones! I wonder if it did would some of you be so talkative and judgmental! LOVE is still a verb lets try that a little more often!!! Peace
October 5th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Please all this bull crap about Bishop Eddie. The truth is they did it and liked it. It was not abuse. These men were OF AGE. They were not minors at all. If a non homosexual man is approached by another man he will not even go down that way with him. These 18 & 19 year old boys were sucking dick and getting paid and now that they have realize they are not the only ass on the side the are made. THERE WERE NO VICTIMS. Bishop E. Long if guilty should be ashamed of himself. Not because he took advantage of anyone because he did not seek the Lord for deliverance. So all of you who are crying about abuse Please kick rocks because I have been victimized before and guess what there was no money cars or anything else. It is painful to see these men cry victim when you are being paid for services it is called a HOE. Look it up. If he have a relationship with these young men the true victims are the thousands that looked up to him. NO MAN IS ABOVE SIN. I pray he takes it to the Lord.
October 5th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
Whether his followers and other believers want to believe it or not; every instinct known to man says he did it!! The most important person he will have to answer to is God and as we believe in reaping what we sow, Bishop Long will reap what he has sown. He will suffer for the innocence he has taken and for the multitudes of people he has deceived. God will judge him even if he manages to squirm his way out of this. He will be made humble for his many deceiptions and sins. Had he been after my 17 year old, only God knows what I would have done.
October 5th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I feel sooooo bad for these young men! It’s like the congregation could care less about them! All they are worrying about it reverand low down long; falling all over the floor like lunatics when he walked out to address them for the first time since the allegations! It sickens me to death that grown people turn their backs on young children who are despritely crying out for help! No wonder children are afraid to tell of bad things that maybe happening to them, because of fools like this congregation! They are nothing short of a cult! They are SELFISH individuals! They are no different than David Karesh or Jim Brown! These boys will have to live with this nightmare for the rest of their lives! Also, there have been a couple of young men who have came out and said “I was a member of Longfellows and this never happened to me!” They don’t realize that sexual predators select certain individuals as targets; they don’t do it to everyone. Bishop Long has taken away their childhoods, how sad! The boys are in my prayers and I wish them nothing but the best from this day forward.
October 5th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
I think, no one should publicize anything regarding any such a thing, unless you can bring hard concrete evidence! There is something wrong with this picture! If he did this crime; he should be punished, but he he diddn’t those young men, should pay the highest cost on submitting lies to anyone, or anybody that’s above them! Just imagining money would be a gross part of the picture? Why? Atlanta is a shunned city of gay men, and if the bishop be punished and the boys not, then shame on the whole city! This is hogwash! If you keep your children from such people, we all would be safe! Amen to that!
October 6th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Cynthia Lee I agree with you 100%
October 6th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Every body is speaking on the young men. What about the Bishop. They were boys looking for someone that would love them. If you notice. They said that he was a father figure. They trusted him and yeah he gave them things. That helped. Think about a child. Yours if you have any. Kids may and I say may do as you tell them, but add a gift to it. They’re more willing. Jealously may have been a part of the tell all story and being hurt may have been the other, but that full grown man with a wife and playing with God IF this come to light will pay the biggest price of all and all that stands behind him should be looked upon also.
October 6th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Ok, here we go. The Bible is the final authority for real Christians. Stop giving your opinions and KNOW what the Bible says. King David was a man after God’s own heart. He loved God and played music. He worship God in psalms. David was special and the greatest King to rule Israel for over 35 years. But, David was still a man. A fragile, human being with issues he needed to address. David had Uriah killed because of the adultery with Bathsheba. Sorry, but you will have to read your Bible to understand the direction I am taking. It was the Prophet Nathan who told David about his sin. A story was told about an owner of a little ewe and another man who had a great flock. You have to read your Bible to understand the direction I am taking. David knew he was wrong. Conviction is a powerful thing. It penetrates the heart and will leave you restless until you come to the knowledge of the truth. David’s reaction was fasting, prayer and repentance. This is the lesson anyone who sins should take. Not just Bishop Long or the four young men….BUT YOU AND ME. We have all sinned and come short of His Glory. What makes us so special to keep discussing meaningless gossip. My Bible tells me when the men condemned the woman in adultery, Jesus stooped to the ground and started writing. Then he told the men that he who was without sin should be the first to cast a stone. Because the men were convicted of their own mistakes in life, they all walked away. Jesus then turned to the woman and asked her where did her accusers go? She responded they don’t accuse me any longer. Jesus responded, “Neither do I…go and sin no more.” See, this is the direction I must take. I don’t know who is right or wrong. I pray for myself and them too. I just know God is the Final Judge and everyone else is a liar. NO sin is greater than another. Please brothers and sisters…CHECK YOURSELF unless it’s too late and YOU HAVE ALREADY WRECKED YOURSELF.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
I know the truth in this case so I can speak on this issue. I was a follower of Eddie Long for 5 years. The day Eddie Long spoke to the congregation was the last day of my membership at New Birth. It was a sad day for my friends, family and myself. Not everyone was clapping at his every word. Not everyone got up and shouted how much they loved him. When they passed the bucket for tithes and offering, not everyone gave. Yes, there were a large number of members believing in every word Mr. Long said. If Mr. Long came out and said he did any wrong, they would still follow him. It’s almost as if they praise him more than God. Today, I am still hurting because I am confused about if I will ever attend another church. Eddie Long has an addiction like any abuser and at this point in his life, his fame and high regards of himself would not let him confess. He had too much to lose, too much is at stake and as you know money is the root of all evil. Eddie Long has been preying on young boys for over ten years. This is not something that started with Jamal or any of the Spiritual Sons in the media. He has been chasing after boys for YEARS! There are “victims” that are now in their late 20’s or early 30’s. Do you think they are going to come out, heck no! To answer some questions, did his wife know? YES! As Mr. Long has no problem telling people close to him, they stopped having sex a couple of years ago. Did his body guards/security know? YES! Elders, pastor, some old and current member, yes, yes and yes. Eddie was so scare of catching a STD he blocked female contact with these guys. He made it seem like he was the safest option. As some guys in the gay community would say, Eddie Long has been a queen for years. So why did his wife stay knowing her husband was dipping out on her, because of money, and the luxury. When your husband cheats on you with another man, who are you going to tell..really? Matter of fact, go to YouTube and watch his sermon/almost confession and see how tight Vanessa’s face was. Then check out the press conference after church, look at her face and you will see the truth. If there is any doubt from anyone, please know that Bishop Eddie Long is 1000% guilty. I pray for all of the young men (about 40) over the years dealing with this issue. Some asked why they took so long, but I am sure the people asking have never been sexually abused or molested. A child or adult sexually abused RARELY comes out and tell their loved one. When I was young the neighborhood kids came out and told on the man sexually abusing them. It was about 5 girls and till this day I am the only one that never said anything because of fear. Not fear of him but fear of if I would be treated differently by my family. I knew my mother would believed me but I did not want our relation to change or for her to treat me like a victim. He sexually abused me for years…luring me with candy (silly me but I was 6) to get me near the house. How I ended up on the bed, I really can’t remember. Ladies and gents, sexual abuse is real and I think we should applaud these men for being so brave to tell the world they want Eddie Long to stop preying on young men. And that is real talk. I put God first which is why I am telling you all the truth. Eddie and Vanessa needs to put God first and not themselves before God.
October 7th, 2010 at 10:20 am
First I would like to say that prayer for the bishop and these young men are needed! As a women of God and a victim of molestation; it easy for everyone to take sides, being a victim…. means person who suffers from an injurious action or event, person who is cheated.. lets remove the sex scandal from the picture. Now, have you ever been victimize in any way.. meaning, scammed or taking advantage of, especially by someone that is a family member or considered a family member.. if you look at majority of molestation cases, they are reported when the victim who was a child is now an adult. that’s why in most states the statue of limitations on these case have been extended, whether it’s repressed memory or just to embarrassed, and for some of these cases even though that person has hurt you.. you don’t want to see them punished, because in some strange way.. basically the victim falls in love with the attacker you can google this it’s true! I can’t say for sure what or why this is coming to light now.. all i can say is’ now that it has been called to our attention let’s address it! You don’t want to turn your head on this case. cause years later you might here from another young man! The bishop has many to back him including his 30,000 church member’s can you say the same for these young men do you believe they have the same support? God reveals all in due time and whether your in the pool pit or in the pews, the victim or the victimizer! You will be dealt with!
October 24th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I do not believe any of this! may God have mercy upon those who are using this to destroy Eddie Long. If he is guilty, it will hurt me because I believe in him, but he is still mere flesh and can fail us at anytime. Pray for all involved, not judge, because only God has that authority.
November 19th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
i am sorry to hear about this unfortunate siturations regarding the bishop and his four accusers at the same time may i asked this questions how is it these young men take so long to say anything ? i am wondering if the allegations happen and if the gifts that they say they got keep them quit ? there is a lot of questions for these men since they are comming out now . only god can judge mankind