Never miss a big news story again. Click here to subscribe to the Charisma News newsletter. You are here: Home U. Charisma News - Informing believers with news from a Spirit-filled perspective. Shortly after her announcement, Long changed her mind several times, releasing a series of statements which both confirmed and denied her plans to file for divorce. Ultimately, on Feb. Long's divorce filing came after her husband was the subject of five separate allegations of sexual misconduct with male minors of his congregation in Four of the five alleged victims filed lawsuits against Long in Sept.
In May , all four lawsuits were settled out of court with undisclosed terms. It is worth noting that Vanessa Long chose to speak on her marital struggles nearly two years to the date of her husband's accusations of sexual misconduct.
Long continues to hope that this matter may be resolved expeditiously, harmoniously and fairly; however, she has determined that dismissal of her divorce petition is not appropriate at this time. Late Thursday night, Vanessa Long confirmed long-standing rumors that she and her husband, megachurch Pastor Eddie Long, were on the brink of divorce. Eddie Long was accused by four young men of coercing them into sexual relations when the they were teenagers.
He settled with the accusers for an undisclosed amount last May. LaGrande, 22, was the fourth man to come forward this month to accuse Long of forcing sex on him while lavishing him with trips all over the world in private planes and luxury hotel suites. He told the affiliate that he decided to come forward after seeing the news of the lawsuits filed by Long's first two accusers, Maurice Robinson and Anthony Flagg.
Earlier this week, the third accuser, Jamal Parris, 23, told Atlanta news station WAGA that Long was a "monster" who used him for sex before moving onto younger guys. In their separate lawsuits, the four men say they were just teenagers when Long began forcing them into sexual relationships.
In some cases, Long had stepped into be a sort of father figure.
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