BISHOP OFFERS $4 MILLION TO SETTLE SEX LAWSUIT

Settlement talks aren’t going so well these days for Atlanta mega church leader. BMS has learned from church members close to the Bishop Eddie Long sexual misconduct case that they’ve offered $4 million dollars to settle the sexual lawsuit. Both parties met back in February but to no avail. Now over the past couple of weeks they have held marathon mediation sessions and are not close to an agreement.

As you may recall , 4 young men have sued Long, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and the LongFellows Youth Academy alleging Long coerced them into having sexual relations. Long has admitted to hugging and giving the boys money, but he claims he did not rape them. Last year all parties agreed to mediation. An agreement keeps a lot of the dirt from being played out in court and a costly trial. Now if they can’t get it together, then the case must go to trial this summer. Thursday, Atlanta TV station WSB reports they have been told by the judge in the case that he is scheduling a trial for late summer. Long and his lawyers have offered the young men $1 million dollars each and no apology, however as expected that’s the sticking point. 

The one major obstacle has been some “type” of apology to the young men in public. Long we are told is furious and devastated at the possibility of apologizing to the young men in public. Two of the young men are holding out strongly for a public apology.

Long’s people want to make the apology private however the young men’s lawyers are pushing hard for not only the money but for a public apology.

So what do you think people? If there is a settlement should the young men get an apology too or would MONEY be enough for you to move on from this lawsuit?

story courtesy of: Black Media Scoop