Jamal Parris says Eddie Long is a monster not a man

Eddie Long accuser, Parris joined New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in 2001, when he was 14.

Atlanta's FOX 5 reporter Dale Russell recently talked with Jamal Parris, 23 year-old, one of the four young men who filed suits against Bishop Eddie Long.

During the conversation, Parris said, "I cannot get the sound of his {Eddie Long's} voice out of my head, I cannot forget the smell of his cologne and I cannot forget the way that he made me cry many nights when I drove in his cars on the way home."

Parris also added that his suffering was real, and he had a message for Long. "That man cannot look me in the eye and tell me we did not live this pain. While you can sit in front of the church and tell them that you categorically deny it, you can't say that to our face{s}," he said. "And you know this. You are not a man. You are a monster."

Parris joined New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in 2001, when he was 14. Long counseled him about his strained relationship with his father and got him a job as a summer camp counselor at New Birth, the suit states. He left the church in late 2009 prior to serving as a personal assistant to Pastor Long.

Long and his spokesman, Art Franklin, have "categorically and adamantly denies" the allegations, adding that they were "a case of retaliation and a shakedown for money by men with some serious credibility issues."

According to Long, "I feel like David against Goliath, but I’ve got five rocks and I haven’t thrown one yet."

Other than Parris' lawsuit, there are three other unrelated lawsuits against Long – Anthony Flagg, 21 year-old; Maurice Robinson, 20 year-old; and Spencer LeGrande, 22 year-old. The lawsuits specifically pertain to Pastor Eddie Long coercing and engaging the young men in sexual acts.

On Sunday while addressing his congregation, Long said he would fight the allegations, but did not address specific accusations. He said, "I am not the man that has been portrayed on television." He also said, "I've been accused, I'm under attack, I want you to know, as I said earlier, that I am not a perfect man. But this thing, I'm going to fight." He also said, "I feel like David against Goliath, but I've got five rocks and I haven't thrown one yet."

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