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Two Georgia men have filed suit claiming that prominent Atlanta pastor Eddie Long coerced them into sex. The suits, filed Tuesday in DeKalb County, Georgia, allege that Long used his position as a spiritual authority and bishop to coerce young male members and employees of his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church into sex. “Defendant Long has a pattern and practice of singling out a select group of young male church members and using his authority as Bishop over them to ultimately bring them to a point of engaging in a sexual relationship,” the suits allege. Long is considered one of the nation's top black preachers. Long spokesman Art Franklin said Tuesday that “we categorically deny the allegations.” http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/21/georgia.pastor.abuse/index.html added by: Radical_Centrist