Former Liberty University Employee Says President and VP Sexually Harassed Her, but School Covered It Up
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Liberty University, a power center for evangelical Christianity and one of the country’s largest educational institutions, claims it adheres to the highest ethical standards. But while students were forced to follow the school’s honor code called “The Liberty Way,” leaders at the top flagrantly violated it, says 1996 graduate and former admissions counselor Rachel Beck.
Beck, who’s going by her maiden name, says she was sexually harassed in the late 1990s by two top administrators. They are John Borek, then-president of the prominent Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Jay Spencer, a former vice president.
But when the harassment came to light in 1998, Borek suffered no consequences, Beck says. Spencer resigned under pressure, but received a hefty severance, she claims, and was “repositioned” by Liberty founder Jerry Falwell, Sr., to an executive position at the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Eight years later, Liberty rehired Spencer, where he worked another 10 years—first as an academic dean and then as vice provost of Liberty University Online Academy. Spencer, who now goes by “Bobby,” currently works at Houston Christian University as the associate provost of online learning.
Borek, who resigned from Liberty in 2004, remains on Liberty’s trustee board.
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