A professor at Liberty University is accused in the abduction and sexual battery of a student, according to the school and Lynchburg, Virginia, court records.
William Atwell, who teaches American Sign Language, was arrested on charges of abduction by force and sexual battery, according to court records.Julia Rendleman / The Washington Post via Getty Images fileA professor at Liberty University is accused in the abduction and sexual battery of a student, according to the evangelical school and Lynchburg, Virginia, court records.
Atwell did not respond to a request for comment Thursday. A statement from a university spokesperson said Atwell had been suspended. Students said they were dismissed or threatened with being punished after coming forward with reports of rape and sexual abuse. School officials would refer to the school’s moral code,"The Liberty Way,” which bans premarital sex and alcohol consumption, and blame the women for breaking the code, ProPublica’s investigation found.
A status report filed in the case in October said that 10 additional women had come forward with similar claims. Some of the women were current Liberty students.
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