Liberty University sues scandal-hit ex-president Jerry Falwell Jr for $10m
by Richard Luscombe in Miami from US news | The Guardian on (#5GPE6)
University founded by Falwell's father accuses him of concealing details of scandal involving wife Becki and pool boy from Miami
The prominent evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr is facing a $10m lawsuit from the Christian university founded by his father, and which he served as president until resigning in the wake of a sordid extortion scandal last year.
Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia, claims Falwell hid potentially damaging" details of the scandal as he negotiated a lucrative new contract for himself with the university's trustees.
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