New Birth Bishop Eddie Long Dies After Battling Cancer

LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Eddie Long, the flamboyant megachurch pastor whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, has died. He was 63.
Long died Sunday after battling cancer, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, said in a statement to multiple media outlets.
His death came “after a gallant private fight with an aggressive form of cancer,” the statement said.
Senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist since 1987,