Liberty University on Monday announced that it’s opening an independent investigation into “all facets” of Jerry Falwell Jr.’s time as president. In a statement, the evangelical university’s board said it had retained an outside firm to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry of the school’s operations under Falwell’s control, adding that it was “committed to learning the consequences that have flowed from a lack of spiritual stewardship by our former president.”
Last week, Falwell Jr. resigned after Reuters published an interview with a former pool boy who alleged he had a seven-year sexual relationship with the 58-year-old and his wife. He had already been placed on indefinite leave after a photo of him with his pants unzipped surfaced. “Some may say that all the signs were there for a long time before last week,” the Liberty University’s board said in a statement. “It’s certainly fair to say that there were questionable comments made, worrying behavior, and inappropriate social media posts, but all the signs were not there until the start of last week.”
