Liberty sues Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking millions in damages
RICHMOND, Va. – Liberty University filed a civil lawsuit against former leader Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint, filed Thursday in Lynchburg Circuit Court, alleges Falwell crafted a “well-resourced exit strategy” from his role as president and chancellor in the form of a 2019 employment agreement while withholding from the school key details about a scandal that involved a sexual relationship between Falwell’s wife, Becki, and a Falwell business partner.