In July, CNN reported 12 women were suing Liberty as they alleged university policies increased the likelihood of sexual assault occurring and created a hostile environment to those who reported such instances. The charges against Atwell come as the university comes under scrutiny for its handling of alleged sexual violence on campus ever since Jerry Falwell Jr., former president at Liberty and whose dad founded the university, resigned from his position as president in August 2020 after reports of a sex scandal involving his wife. However, the abduction charge is a class 5 felony in the state, which if convicted, carries a minimum one-year prison sentence and up to 10 years.Ītwell's profile has been taken off Liberty's staff directory, but remaining pages show he is an associate professor of American Sign Language at the university. In Virginia, sexual battery is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a maximum fine of $2,500, either or both, if convicted. 19, according to Lynchburg General District Court.
15, as well as abduction by force or intimidation on Nov. The professor, William Atwell, is accused of sexual battery of a student that occurred on Sept. A professor at the evangelical Liberty University is being charged with alleged sexual battery and abduction of a student at the school, Virginia court records show.
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