Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., Who Resigned Amid A Sex Scandal, Sues School For Defamation

Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., Who Resigned Amid A Sex Scandal, Sues School For Defamation

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Jerry Falwell Jr., the former president of Liberty University who stepped down in August after a sex scandal was made public, sued Thursday claiming the Christian university accepted “false claims” about him without investigating to pressure him to resign, and that the institution damaged his reputation, according to a statement.

Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.



Associated Press

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Falwell claimed the actions of the university, which was founded by his father Jerry Falwell Sr., defamed him and amounted to a breach of contract, according to the complaint filed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Circuit Court.





Falwell claims the statements the school made after he was forced