Bishop T.D. Jakes speaks on Penn State, Eddie Long, Economy

Best-selling author Bishop T.D. Jakes spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon about everything from the Occupy Wall Street movement and the frustrations of most Americans to the sex abuse scandals and allegations against his friend and colleague Bishop Eddie Long.

Lemon, who has admitted to being a victim of sex abuse as a child, asked Jakes his thoughts about all the sex abuse scandals that have been in the news recently, particularly at Penn State. “This has been going on for years,” said Jakes.

Eddie Long case going to trial

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A judge in the Bishop Eddie Long said settlement talks have stalled and the case is being scheduled for trial in late summer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting.

It had been previously reported that Long and his four accusers where close to a resolution.

Around Easter, State Court Judge Johnny Panos indicated that the two parties were in the process of working out the minor details of a settlement, says the AJC.

Long, the pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, is being accused of sexual coercion