By Mona Austin Embattled Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. resigned on Monday amid a sex scandal. Falwell tried to get ahead of the brimming controversy by releasing a statement Sunday admitting his wife Becki had an affair with a former business partner who threatened to blackmail them unless he receveid a large sum of money. The now ex-Chancellor wrote, " Becki had an inappropriate personal relationship with this person, something in which I was not involved – it was nonetheless very upsetting to learn about.” This revelation continues a thread of accusations about inappropriate conduct that has clouded his image as a leader of an uber-Conservative institution. Falwell had alrady taken an indefinite leave of absence from the school earlier in Augsut when a photo of him standing next to a woman with his pants unzipped on a yahct surfaced. The Board of Trustees at the school requested his departure at the time. The formal resignation arr...
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