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Eddie Long's Church Sued for Sexual Harassment

On Wednesday, Tama Colson, a former employee of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta megachurch, reports CNN.com.  In the suit, Colson is claiming employees retaliated against her after she complained of sexual harassment...
Eddie Long's Church Sued for Sexual Harassment
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020

On Wednesday, Tama Colson, a former employee of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta megachurch, reports CNN.com.

In the suit, Colson is claiming employees retaliated against her after she complained of sexual harassment. Colson says a male employee showed her a photo of a penis on a cell phone and that he and others later retaliated against her for complaining, reports CNN.com.

Her suit claims the church is responsible for sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of fiduciary duty and infliction of emotional distress.

The civil suit was filed in the U.S. District Court of North Georgina.