(CP) Liberty College and its former Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed to a settlement that ended litigation stemming from Falwell's ouster as chief of a distinguished Virginia-based evangelical educational establishment.
In accordance with an announcement launched Friday, the 2 sides mentioned that they had “reached a world settlement to resolve all remaining disputes in each authorized and private issues.”
“This settlement is predicated on a powerful dedication to guard and protect Liberty's unique mission of growing Christ-centered women and men with the values, information and abilities essential to influence the world,” they mentioned.
“It’s based mostly on a mutual settlement as to the quantity Liberty College can pay its former president in permitted retirement and severance pay pursuant to the assorted agreements at situation and in accordance with legislation; and the situations underneath which the college will use Dr. Jerry Falwell Identify, Picture and Likeness Sr.”
Either side additional famous that they “remorse the prolonged and painful authorized course of,” with both sides taking “accountability for its position within the disputes.”
“Falwell acknowledges and apologizes for the errors of judgment and errors he made throughout his management. The board additionally acknowledges and apologizes for the errors and errors made on their half,” they added.
Liberty and Falwell concluded by noting that they’d make no additional touch upon the small print of the settlement or the lawsuit generally.
In August 2020, the Liberty Board of Trustees introduced that it had accepted Falwell's speedy resignation from his positions as president, chancellor and board member.
The resignation got here shortly after revelations surfaced that Falwell's spouse had an affair with a 29-year-old man named Giancarlo Granda that started a number of years earlier.
Granda later tried to blackmail the couple, telling Reuters that Falwell was conscious of the extramarital affair and even “loved watching from the nook of the room.”
In an announcement, Falwell acknowledged that his spouse “had an inappropriate private relationship with” Granda, however denied that he was concerned within the affair.
Later, in 2020, Falwell filed a lawsuit in opposition to Liberty administration, alleging that they accepted inaccurate claims in opposition to Falwell's ethical character with none correct analysis and compelled him to resign.
In an October 2020 assertion, Falwell mentioned he was “saddened that college officers, with whom I’ve shared a lot success and loved such a constructive relationship, jumped to conclusions about allegations made in opposition to my character, did not correctly examine them, after which broken my repute after my pressured resignation.”
“Whereas I’ve nothing however love and appreciation for the Liberty group and hoped to keep away from a lawsuit, I need to take the required steps to revive my repute and hopefully restore the harm to Liberty College's model within the course of,” Falwell mentioned. in time, when.
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