More news concerning the Bishop Eddie Long case broke today, as New Birth and LongFellows Youth Academy make statements.
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church acknowledges that Bishop Eddie Long’s accusers went with him on trips, but said it could not confirm or deny whether anything inappropriate happened.
The LongFellows Youth Academy, the church’s mentoring program for males also filed responses.
The Lithonia megachurch, in its re
sponse filed in DeKalb County State Court Monday, acknowledges that the men accompanied Long on trips, in some cases overseas, but said it couldn’t explain the nature of relationships that may have existed between Long and the men.
The church said Anthony Flagg, one of the accusers, traveled with Long on trips to Tuskegee, Ala., New York and Las Vegas, but couldn’t provide further details. It said it could not “admit or deny” allegations that the two were intimate.
The response said “the church understands that Bishop Long often shared hotel rooms with members of the congregation while traveling,” but it couldn’t say whether Flagg shared a room with Long. The response was filed by attorneys with the Atlanta law firm Drew Eckl Farnham.
Long has called the plaintiffs’ allegations false. His responses to the lawsuits were filed last week. CLICK HERE to read Eddie Long’s official response to the allegations.
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