Famous Preacher Scandals Preacher scandals Bishop Eddie Long When accusations surfaced: September 2010 The latest: The wife of Eddie Long, the pastor of an Atlanta megachurch, on Friday announced and later retracted her plans to divorce her husband, who in May settled with four men who accused him of sexual misconduct. We take a look back at a televangelist, a priest and others whose improprieties or crimes prove that members of the clergy are human, too. George Alan Rekers When accusations surfaced: July 2010 The scandal: George Alan Rekes, a Baptist minister and anti-gay activist who opposes certain adoptions in Florida, was caught in the summer of 2010 returning from a trip to Europe with a male escort he allegedly "rented" from a website. How did the married preacher explain his vacation on Facebook,George Alan Rekers facebook sinners goal to help them Tony Alamo When accusations surfaced: 2008 The scandal: The cult leader of an eponymous ministry group in Arkansas rec...