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Liberty University allegedly tries to suppress sexual assault victims from going to the police and blocked comments about it on social media.
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.”
Liberty University, the Lynchburg, Virginia-based Christian university, would penalize young women who came forward by claiming they violated the 'Liberty Way,' according to the lawsuit.