An investigation prompted by a ProPublica report last year revealed how Liberty University, founded by Jerry Falwell, discouraged students who tried to report being sexually assaulted.
When Elizabeth Axley first told Liberty University officials she had been raped, she was confident they d do the right thing. After all, the evangelical Christian school invoked scripture to encourage students to report abuse.
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for breaking its moral code, say former students.
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for breaking its moral code, say former students. An official who says he was fired for raising concerns calls it a “conspiracy of silence.”