Rhymes With Snitch: Old Sins Surface#more: "Bishop Long's first wife accused him of beating her while she was pregnant.
From The AJC
Bishop Eddie Long's ex-wife claimed in divorce papers that he was physically abusive, alleging he beat her when she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's only child.
Dabara S. Houston said she was the victim of 'cruel treatment' and was afraid of Long's 'violent and vicious temper,' according to Fulton County Superior Court records. She and her son 'had to flee [the couple's Fairburn home] in order to ensure their safety,' the documents say.
The couple was married in 1981 and separated after a couple years, according to the documents. Long's first wife made the abuse allegation in a counterclaim after he petitioned for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
The records also reveal that Long's ex-wife failed to produce many of the documents requested during the divorce, including bank account statements and tax returns. She changed attorneys midway through the proceedings.
The settlement in March 1985 awarded custody of the couple's then 2-year-old son to the mother, with the father, then an assistant pastor at Morningstar Baptist Church, receiving visitation rights every other weekend.
Long, who went on to build New Birth into one of the nation's most influential churches, was 27 when he married Houston. Their son, Edward Long, is New Birth's youth director for junior and senior high ministries."
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