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Jamal Parris, a member of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, filed the 3rd lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long, the church and the Longfellows Youth Academy Inc. last week.
[READ: Third Man Accuses Bishop Eddie Long of Sexual Misconduct...]
Jamal is said to have attempted suicide earlier this year and wrote a letter describing the pain he suffered as a result of what Bishop Eddie Long did to him.
In an open letter posted to his Facebook page back in April, Parris detailed how his life was forever changed.
‘Do you remember the time that you used to be able to look at yourself, know and like the person you saw looking back. I cant say that i do. I can honestly say that life has been hard, i have wanted to quit many many times and tried to quit by terminating my membership here on earth.
But i am still here. Through the trials i am here. you have hurt me. I am not DEAD. i am still standing, tears in my eyes, years of hurt in my heart, feet on the ground. i am here. all i ever did was love you and want you to love me. you lied and deceived me. Why. does it matter do you even know.
I lost a life because of you. the sad part is it is the life you gave. i gave up so much, of myself and what i valued most. for you.
Whether someone tells you about this note or not, God knows it and sees my heart. I will no longer allow you and your actions to stop me from living.
I will not allow you to take anymore from what you have taken. and if you dont know let me tell you: my joy and peace, my innocence, you murdered that genuine person that was inside of me, the person that god made me. you took away hope, and you almost caused me to take my own soul. what kind of person are you.
You are not a human, you are a monster, you have made me one to those who care and cared about me and now i see the world like i see you, evil, corrupted and full of lies. i dont need you to hurt or love me anymore i can do that by myself for free, no price and no string attached.’
A close friend of Jamal’s also hit up the media to reveal that he believes the allegations to be true.
Antonio Makins says he is the best friend of one of Bishop long’s accusers. And, he says he has reason to believe the sexual misconduct allegations of a man he considers a brother. He sat down with senior I-team reporter Dale Russell for an exclusive interview.
Makins, who grew up with Parris, says Jamal told him about the alleged sexual misconduct two years ago. Parris, who is 23, would have been 21 at the time of the alleged relationship with the bishop.
“He doesn’t know what to do. He’s just lost right now,” said Makins. He said he saw Bishop Long lavish jewelry, gifts, cars and money on Jamal and Jamal’s mother. “He’s like so brainwashed ’til he don’t know who to trust,” said Makins.
Makins said he was in Afghanistan two years ago when Jamal called him crying, telling him for the first time his story about his sexual relationship with the bishop. He believes Jamal would be too embarrassed to admit to such a relationship if it weren’t true.
Jesus just take the carburetor. Take it.
….and the catalytic converter…and replace everything with some brakes and a "rest area".
he was 21 at the time he gave his booty to
this crazy priest…sorry he gets a serious
fail for that,he was of age,he was tryin to
get money and instead of trickin he got tricked,
now he mad….nope this is some bulls$i$,he
needs to go back to the stroll.
….I guess the whole moral of the lesson is: BISHOP quit preaching one thing and doing the total opposite by mis- "leading" the ppl to believe that you are who you say are. When in fact, you are only THAT person 4 hours out of the week and the rest of the 164 hours left in the week you out there tickling turds in lil boys/grown men. Say what you want and believe what you will but something ain’t right.
A mess!!!
Dana T.
EDDIE LONG…………IS IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE AND THE FAKE WORSHIPERS OF NEW BIRTH WHO TAKES THIS LIGHTLY WILL HAVE THEIR TIME TO ANSWER TO GOD TOO!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS SO SICK BUT CHURCH IS NOW A PROFESSION NOT A CALLING, SO A LOT OF DEMONS ARE PRETENDING TO BE CALLED, AND GET EXPOSED EVERY TIME! GOD IS THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT!
@queen city…..Folks ain’t getting "called" no more…..they just walking up there.
I pray for the 4 young men because I know they are telling the truth. God will defend them. Lots of people are supporting the BISHOP and forgetting the pain of these young men but my love and prayers are with you guys. We know he did it and it will be proven, Note he did not deny it on sunday he just promised to fight it.
Some Eddie Long defenders will say that his accusers were 21 or whatever but he groomed them before that age and he knew to fully manipulate them after the age of consent.
This issue is not about how old the accusers were when Eddie Long is allege to have used his influence to commit sexual misconduct.This issue is about Eddie Long using his position as their pastor to groom them and in turn manipulate them into doing what he wanted them to do sexually….
I must say, Bishop Long does have good taste because those guys are cuties!!
I know this is true why would 4 young men make up something like this … All this hurts me to have someone you trust and look up to, the person who is suppose to make your life better take it away … i understand everyone say they was of age but when you look at someone as your father you trust them and people these days will do anything for money or do anything for someone they love, i think b/c it started young they grew into it.. i know one of the guys personally and i know in my heart they are telling the truth…Eddie long is just a normal guy he can make mess up to…
Incredibly sad. God bless him.
Wow,I just heard Jamal Parris speak and he was very compelling.I really believe those boys were abused by Eddie Long.
[...] Jamal Parris (Sex Scandal Accuser) Sends Open Letter to Bishop Eddie Long… [...]
@manchild
he started grooming them as kids. The sexual relationship would start after the age of consent (16 in Georgia) and continue form there.
He confessed to it at 21 BUT the relationship would have been going well before that.
god, tell adam, 2 eat ever/think, exept 4 one tree. but adam still go there 2 taste that.
What people need to realize is that Bishop Eddie Long is still a human and humans make mistakes! I see how people worship him and I feel so sorry mainly for his members. I can look at this boy and tell this is not an act…I believe that even though he’s trying to get over it he still hurts!People realize that the bible says not to trust man but trust GOD, man fails u everytime!
I feel the Boys are telling the truth and they were discarded after giving up their innocense to someone they trusted! He not only manupulated the children but also their parents. If you read on he picked fatherless homes to infultrate and young men that didnt have role models in theie lives but were also getting in trouble! One of them was moved into his home where he visited him in the night and began sexual advances! What about the young men THAT HAVENT come forward! Think about THEM! WAKE UP CHURCH! GOD IS WARNING US! BE SPIRITUALLY AWARE and not liek teh church memebers that knew, turn a blind eye to what is obviously inappropriate!
I met Jamal when we lived in the same neighborhood and he befriended my son and daughter. They were told that he was crazy and had problems and he tried to kill himself and he was a danger to be around. I feel so sad now that I know this young man was dealing with this demon. His mother knew but the money and home looked better than her own child. He told us Bishop was his daddy and we told him to go to him but he said he couldn’t. Jamal I am so sorry…you were reaching out, but no one heard your cries.
[...] (10/1/10, 12 noon): MediaTakeout’s letter is actually an open letter to Bishop Long that Parris wrote on his Facebook page in April of this year after his suicide [...]
We must pray for everybody involved in this situation and let God be the ultimate judge.
[...] only one to publicly provide lengthy, in-depth details about the allegations. First in a startling open letter to Long, then in an emotional video after being ambushed by Fox I-Team [...]
Eventhough, these men got money from settlement, they are cursed because they didn’t handle the lawsuit correctly against a man of God. David was blessed because even when Saul fell he wouldn’t speak against the annointed man of God. Jamal Parris was supposed to file a report with the police and then their attorney should have talked to Bishop Eddie Long about a settlement without putting it in the media. If a christian isn’t supposed to gossip then they aren’t supposed to go to the media about things. Famous rich people can’t be around youth by themselves; because, people are money hungry. We saw this with Michael Jackson, but after Michael Jackson died the boys came forward and said that Michael didn’t touch them, but their parents forced them to sue.