4TH VICTIM FILES SUIT AGAINST BISHOP EDDIE LONG

Spencer Legrande, 22, of Charlotte, NC filed a suit today in DeKalb County State Court alleging that Long used his spiritual influence, wealth, cars and friendships with celebrities to induce a sexual relationship with him.

LeGrande alleged that he first met Long at the satellite church of New Birth Ministries Church  located in Charlotte, NC. LeGrande alleges further that he first had sex with Long when he traveled to Kenya with him when he was 17 years old in 2005. Long is said to have stated to the young man living in a one parent household that "I will be your Dad" allowing Legrande to trust him fully and think nothing of the relationship that was forming and taking on many different forms. LeGrande alleges that during the trip to Kenya that as they prepared for bed Long gave him a sleeping pill and they engaged in sexual acts together. LeGrande further states that Long convinced him that "engaging in a sexual relationship was a healthy component of his spiritual life." It is also alleged in the suit that in 2009 LeGrande again accompanied Long to Africa, engaged in multiple sexual acts and then moved to Atlanta at the pleading of Long. LeGrande says that he was told many time not to have girlfriends and soon he began to not fully understand how he had found himself in the predicament that he was in. At this point he moved back to NC in October of 2009 and has not had any further contact with long since.

(One of many pictures sent to young male church members)

(An additional picture that was sent by Bishop Long to alleged victims)

Long, a longtime opponent of gay relationships and marriages,  has vehemently denied all the allegations that have surfaced and said that he will speak on the matters when he addresses his congregation on Sunday, September 26, 2010.

JUDGE ORDERS MAJOR WITT RIGHTS VIOLATED BY AIR FORCE

Major Witt

Federal Judge Ronald Leighton entered an order stating that the U.S. Air Force had violated the constitutional rights of one of their own by honorably discharging her based upon their "dont ask, don't tell" policy.

Highly decorated Flight Nurse Margaret Witt was ousted by the Air Force higher ups when her sexual preference was outed by a colleague and her husband in 2004.  Witt was in the midst of an affair with Laurie McChesney and the affair was found out by McChesneys husband who applied pressure to his then wife to end the affair and inform Air Force personnel. She did, and the hailstorm began for Witt. She was honorably discharged and she being the intelligent, driven woman she is, recognized she was wronged and subsequently sued.

Major Margaret Witt and her partner Laurie McChesney

Today Judge Leighton ruled that "she be fully reinstated as soon as practical, if that is what she wanted! He then stated to Witt "I hope that you will request reinstatement." Witt left the courtroom with her partner, McChesney who is now divorced, with a sense of relief and accomplishment. This case has touched many even as far as the U.S House of Representatives. The House cited the case in a letter to President Obama as an example of the damage that is happening to our military.

MOTHER RECORDS TWO YEAR OLD SMOKING WEED

Ya know these days I'm not too surprised when I read a headline and then the accompanying story concerning our youth because kids are bad as hell and they are even "badder" parents. In what has to be the front-runner for Worse Parent 2010 we have the story of Jessica Gamble.

Gamble, a 21 year old mother of a two year toddler has been arrested and indicted for teaching AND recording her child how to smoke marijuana. Then, AND HERES THE KICKER, she sent the video to a friend. Gamble in her infinite wisdom disseminated the video because she thought it was funny (must have been the weed talking to her).
Hamilton County Prosecutors have charged and indicted Gamble for Child Endangering, Corrupting a Person with Drugs and Tampering with Evidence. She could face 11 years in prison depending on her final plea which she should do, not now, but RIGHT now! The "friend" that she sent the video to didn't find it as funny as Gable did and turned it over to to local police who got the ball rolling and the child out of the custody of the mother. At the end of the video Gamble calls the child "bad" web she should have looked in the mirror and repeated that to herself before she gave her 2 year a tutorial on pot smoking.

VOICE OF RUDOLPH REINDEER SAYS GOODBYE

The actor that gave birth to the voice of the lead character of the most recognizable holiday classic in history, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has passed away.
Billie Mae Richardson, a radio star for over 25 years on Canadian radio voiced the male character  in 1964 and subsequently had to add "Billie" her name so not to give away the fact that she was a female in the cartoon credits.

After the release of the classic and when she was confronted by people that discounted the fact that she voiced the character she would call up the voice and show them on the spot to their surprise. Richardson also returned to provide Rudolph's voice in 1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Year and in 1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July.
Richardson passed away at the prime age of 88.

DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS IMPERSONATE LAPD AND RODNEY KING INCIDENT

Dallas Police have taken discipline against 3 of 6 police officers by placing them on leave or restricted duty after a cruiser dash cam recorded them beating motorist Andrew Collins. Three officers have been charged with (F) Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence and two of the three have additionally been charged with (M) Assault and Official Oppression. Dallas police Chief David Brown stated "This won't be tolerated, This is not indicative of the Dallas Police Department. No one incident defines our character.  

After Collins was arrested, an officer is shown walking back to the cruiser with the dash cam running and promptly moves the video so the officers cannot be seen. At this point is when Collins was beaten by the officers, who told superiors that they had no idea what he was talking about and that they had committed no crime. Brown added "But once the conversation was complete, there was appreciation for the transparency and honesty." 

RODNEY KING BEATEN DOWN BY L.A. LOVE

Do you remember Rodney King, the poor man that was filmed being beaten by LAPD officers back in the 1990’s?  Well guess what he’s baaccckkkk!!

King is in the news today because he has found love, or been able to finally make his love his. King recently became engaged to Cynthia Kelley whom he met back in 1994, just one day after he was awarded the jury award of $3.8 million dollars. Speaking candidly to RADARONLINE Kelley said “During deliberations, the other jurors said, ‘Let’s just award him $100,000, you know he’s just gonna blow it anyway. “It was a blessing that I was even there, the other jurors didn’t want to give him anything.” After the trial Kelley and King met each other in a pizza joint by accident and instantly felt a strong attraction to one another even though they both were married at the time.

Wind the clock forward 16 years, after they both are divorced, after many years of bouncing around in various relationships, King having been arrested numerous more times for drug related activity, King being cast in “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” on VH1 and what do you know, they meet again! In May 2010 King placed a call to Kelley and as they say, “the rest is history”!  When asked by RADAR how he felt about Kelley, King said "She is a godsend, a blessing in my life, I don't know what I would have done without her in my life...I can't wait to make her my wife."  

E.L.O. MEMBER KILLED

Michael Edwards, the 62 year old cellist member of the Rock group Electric Light Orchestra from 1970-1975 been killed in a car accident like none other.

The accident occurred when Edwards' van was hit by a bale of hay that rolled out into the road that he was traveling.

The bale, estimated at 1, 323 lbs rolled down a hill, jumped a slope and landed on the top of Edwards vehicle crushing the vehicle and killing the driver. After the bale of hay hit the vehicle it swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle head on, with the driver of the second vehicle being uninjured.

Devon and Cornwall police are now searching for family members of the victim to inform them of the accident but have had no luck. Edwards left the band in 1975, became a Buddhist and changed his name legally to Deva Pramada. Since leaving the group he had been making his living teaching cello in Devon, England.

NY CHILD FOUND BOUND AND MALNOURISHED TO DEATH

In what is turing out to be the most heartbreaking story I have received news about this year, today in New York a 4 year old chid has been found deceased from apparent neglect at the hands of her parent. 

Brooklyn police were called to the home of 4 year old Marchellla Pierce this morning at 6 a.m. by her mother that claims she discovered the child lifeless and unconscious this morning. The mother, Carlola Pierce told police detectives that she checked on the child this morning at 4 a.m. and she was fine but  then when she checked at 6 a.m. the child wasn't breathing. Pierce then waited almost two hours before she alerted medical officials and police of her child's status. When police did arrive they discovered the child, weighing only 15 pounds, with her arms and legs bound to the side of her crib with twine in a house that described as "exceptionally filthy" and cluttered. The mother has been arrested and is answering further questions at the police department and her other two children, a 5 year old and a 9 month old have been taken to social services. There are reports that the agency has been called to the home on prior occasions in reference to neglect by the mother.

Just so you know, the average weight of a 4 year old is 35 pounds and the weight of this poor little victim was equivalent to that of a 6 month old.

GREENSBORO POLICE CHIEF SWORN IN