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THIRD Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Anti-Gay Pastor Eddie Long

A third lawsuit alleging sexual coercion as been filed against Atlanta-based anti-gay mega-church pastor Eddie Long, sources tell R20 and confirmed by CNN and the Journal Constitution. The lawsuit was filed by former church member Jamal Parris and the allegations are similar to the two actions filed Tuesday.

Parris joined New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in 2001, when he was 14. Long counseled Parris when the latter talked about his strained relationship with his father and got him a job as a summer camp counselor at New Birth, the suit states. The suit, also filed by attorney B.J. Bernstein, claims Long engaged in sexual acts with Parris. The young man eventually became a church employee and served as personal assistant to Long and traveled with him, the suit says. The pastor continued to engage in sexual activity with Parris, the suit says. It says Parris left the church in late 2009, "disillusioned, confused and angry about his relationship with Defendant Long." The bishop manipulated and deceived Parris into thinking that the acts were a "healthy component of his spiritual life," the suit states.

Creative Loafing adds:

"The relationship turned sexual after 2004, the lawsuit claims, when Parris, who by then was 17 and had started working at New Birth as Long's personal assistant, accompanied the pastor on trips across the country in the church's private plane and made private visits to his DeKalb County guesthouse and living area at the megachurch.According to the suit, in 2009, Parris — whom Long allegedly encouraged to call him "Daddy" — started a relationship with a girlfriend, distanced himself from the pastor, and ultimately left the church."

The suit names Eddie Long, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and the LongFellows Youth Academy.

In two other suits filed Tuesday, Anthony Flagg and  Maurice Robinson claimed Long "coerced" numerous young men enrolled in his Longfellows Academy "into engaging in sexual acts and relationships for his own personal sexual gratification."  The suits allege Long used church funds to give them cash, gifts and cars. Read the complaints HERE and HERE.

Long has denied the allegations and has scheduled a Thursday morning news conference.

Sources indicate other young men are considering coming forward. Sources also tell Rod 2.0 the FBI is involved and investigating the financial angle of the case. More details as they develop ...

Zurich 2009: LaShawn Merritt Glides to Gold in the 400M

Another week and another gold medal for LaShawn Merritt. The LaShawn hotness glided across the 400 meter finish line in 44:06 and picked up another at gold medal at the IAAF Golden League in Zurich, Switzerland.

Merrit boasts a 12-month unbeaten 400m record. In the last year he won both the Olympic and World titles. The Zurich finish line was the same as Berlin: Merritt won gold, rival Jeremy Wariner got the silver ... and Trini sprinter Renny Quow once again bulged with bronze. Oh and more tongue action, too.

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Berlin 2009: Trinidad's Renny Quow Bulges with Bronze in the 400M

Is that a bronze medal in your singlet?

All eyes may have been on LaShawn Merritt at the 400 meter competition at the World Athletic Championships in Berlin. But it was hard to ignore 22-year-old Renny Quow of Trinidad and Tobago, who clocked 45.02 and won the bronze. Oh and caused quite a sensation on the track.

WHEN YOU JUMP, more bulging Trini singlet action ...

Berlin 2009: Team USA's LaShawn Merritt Wins 400M Gold

LaShawn Merritt, the Olympic 400 meter gold medalist, literally floats over the finish line as he collects gold at the World Athletic Championships in Berlin. The 23-year-old easily dispatched rival and twice world champion Jeremy Wariner "with a powerful finish to grab the only major title missing from his collection in a time of 44.06 seconds," notes Reuters.

No love lost between Merritt and Wariner, who helped Team USA win the 4x400 relay gold in Beijing. They will team up again for the relays on Sunday.

As always, LaShawn is quite fit in all the right places with a bulge or perhaps a baton in his singlet. WHEN YOU JUMP, watch the video from all the angles and more exquisite photos of the LaShawn Merritt hotness. Oh and quite a bit of major tongue action, too.