Fourth Man Files Suit Against Bishop Eddie Long; Long Breaks His Silence
The AP is reporting that a fourth man, Spencer LeGrande has filed a law suit against Bishop Eddie Long for sexual coercion, the third such report this week. The press release is provided in its entirety: "This afternoon, lawyers BJ Bernstein of The Bernstein Firm, Jay Sadd of the law firm of Slappey and Sadd, and Katherine V. Hernacki of The Hernacki Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of Spencer LeGrande suing Bishop Eddie Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The lawsuit alleges Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Negligence; Fraud; Infliction of Emotional Distress and other Counts based on Sexual Acts by Bishop Long against this young male church member. "Mr. LeGrande has alleged in the complaint that he met Bishop Long when he was 15 years old at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC where he and his mother were among the founding families. Mr. LeGrande accompanied the Bishop on several international trips, including trips to Kenya and Sout...