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A woman who alleges she had a yearslong intermittent sexual relationship with Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, is suggesting that he be removed from the pulpit because he s not fit to be a spiritual leader.
“We all have sinned and we’ve all fallen short, but we can’t keep thinking that it’s OK to get your ‘get out of jail free card’ every time you do this,” said the woman, Tunya Griffin, who serves as associate director of university/community partnerships at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
i don t care what scientists say. if you say you are born this way, then you re saying, god, you re a liar. you can be converted. you were not born that way. reporter: but on september 21st, two young men in georgia, maurice robinson and anthony flagg filed lawsuits claiming long used his position of trust to coerce them into sexual activity. he had the young men identified as spiritual sons, that he flew them around the country, sleeping in the same rooms, engaging in sex acts, claiming sex was an important part of spiritual life. accusations long denied. but in recently-filed court papers, long admitted he took the men on trips, occasionally shared rooms with them and gave them gifts but denies sexual misconduct. jamal paris told wtgx i cannot get the sound of his voice out of my head and i can not forget the smell of his cologne.
reporter: but on september 21st, two young men in georgia, maurice robinson and anthony flagg filed lawsuits claiming long used his position of trust to coerce them into sexual activity. he had the young men identified as spiritual sons, that he flew them around the country, sleeping in the same rooms, engaging in sex acts, claiming sex was an important part of spiritual life. accusations long denied. but in recently-filed court papers, long admitted he took the men on trips, occasionally shared rooms with them and gave them gifts but denies sexual misconduct. jamal paris told wtgx i cannot get the sound of his voice out of my head and i can not forget the smell of his cologne. not being able to take enough showers to wipe the smell of him off my body. reporter: photos were