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The lawsuit builds on the blackmail claims, arguing that Falwell had a “fiduciary duty” to Liberty to disclose the alleged extortion threats. “Instead of disclosure, Falwell Jr. furthered the conspiracy of silence and negotiated a 2019 Employment Agreement that contained a higher salary from Liberty,” the complaint states. “Moreover, anticipating revival of Granda’s threats, Falwell Jr. also negotiated a revised severance provision that doubled the separation benefits” provided in his previous contract. Liberty claims in the lawsuit that had it known of the alleged extortion efforts, it would not have entered into the new employment contract with Falwell in 2019. As part of that contract, Falwell successfully negotiated a $1.25 million annual salary, which represented a “significant annual raise,” as well as new retirement benefits and severance of two years’ pay if Falwell resigned for “good reason” or was terminated without cause. ....
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., July 21, 2016. | REUTERS/Brian Snyder Jerry Falwell Jr. has filed a lawsuit against Liberty University, arguing that the evangelical Christian university engaged in defamation and breach of contract regarding his resignation. Falwell resigned as president of the Lynchburg, Virginia-based school in August following multiple controversies, including a highly publicized sex scandal that involved his wife, Rebecca. Filed in the Commonwealth of Virginia Circuit Court for the city of Lynchburg, the suit argues that Liberty harmed Falwell s reputation via multiple statements issued after he was forced to resign. ....
The Liberty Champion Jerry Prevo was “the guy next door,” but Carol Sherwood, at the time, was dating another guy up the hill. “I didn’t know this,” Carol Prevo said. “He tells me that the guy on the hill came down and told him, ‘You better leave my girlfriend alone,’ and that was a challenge to him, and you know who won.” After 56 years of marriage, it takes both of them to tell the story of their first date. “It was the last day of (freshman year), and we were all going to a park to celebrate the end of school. Me and my buddy were sitting there… that doesn’t sound right,” Jerry Prevo said. ....