(AJC) — Standing before thousands of supportive congregants Sunday, embattled Bishop Eddie Long vowed to “vigorously” defend himself against the accusations of four young men who claim he coerced them into sex.
“This thing I’m gonna fight,” he said.
During two morning services, Long compared himself to the biblical David against Goliath, asserting, “I have five rocks and I haven’t thrown one yet.” He did not elaborate on what form those “rocks” might take.
It was Long’s first public appearance since the sex accusations were made in lawsuits last week. Members of his DeKalb County megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist, started arriving before dawn. A platoon of reporters and camera crews joined them, and CNN broadcast his appearance.
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