Vis: Less than a year back, Long found himself in the middle of a sexual abuse scandal when four men filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of pressurizing them to have a sexual relationship with them while they were in their teens and members of the congregation. According to one of the accusers, Long used "monetary funds from the accounts of New Birth and other corporate and non-profit corporate accounts to entice the young men with cars, clothes, jewelry, and electronics."
Bishop Long, who has passionately preached against homosexuality for years, denied all accusations and finally settled the case. According to him, the divorce lawsuit filed by his wife, Vanessa, has nothing to do with these accusations. Instead the decision to move ahead with the divorce petition is largely due to "pressures of being a pastor's wife," although he acknowledged that his wife had to go through a really hard time due to these baseless and false accusations.
Bishop Long, who has passionately preached against homosexuality for years, denied all accusations and finally settled the case. According to him, the divorce lawsuit filed by his wife, Vanessa, has nothing to do with these accusations. Instead the decision to move ahead with the divorce petition is largely due to "pressures of being a pastor's wife," although he acknowledged that his wife had to go through a really hard time due to these baseless and false accusations.