Bishop Eddie Long | Bishop will address church members twice on Sunday
Bishop Eddie Long’s long anticipated appearance will happen twice Sunday.
Art Franklin, a spokesman for the leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church sent out an email stating that Long will address members at both the 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.
Long has been silent since allegations arose earlier this week that he coerced at least three young male members of his Longfellows Academy into having sex with him.
On Thursday, he canceled a planned appearance on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and a noon press conference.
DeKalb police and the DeKalb sheriff's office said extra security would not be provided Sunday.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
