Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife, Becki Falwell, are fending off accusations that they played games in which they would decide which students at the university with whom they would want to have sex.
A former student of the university, who also used to be in a band with the couple’s son, Trey, told Politico in a report published Sunday that Becki Falwell told him multiple times that she and her husband would play a game called “Would you rather?” about people at the school.
The student, who is now 32, was 22 when Becki Falwell allegedly performed oral sex on him and made other attempts to seduce him.
“Her and Jerry would eye people down on campus,” he said. “She didn’t go into specifics, but said, ‘Oh, me and Jerry play games all the time, like ‘Would you rather?’ with people on campus.’ I’ll never forget that.”
A close friend and neighbor of the Falwells told the publication that Becki Falwell confided in her about her relationship with the student.
The Falwells denied these claims, calling them “completely false.”
Weeks ago, Jerry Falwell resigned from his post as president of Liberty University, which is one of the largest Christian universities in the country and was founded by his father, Jerry Falwell Sr.
After posting a photo of himself with his pants unzipped standing with his wife’s assistant to social media, Jerry Falwell got in trouble with the university’s board, which determined he would need to take an indefinite leave of absence.
Soon thereafter, Giancarlo Granda, a former pool attendant in Miami, told Reuters that he had maintained a years-long sexual relationship with Becki Falwell and that Jerry Falwell enjoyed watching them. The Falwells acknowledged the relationship but denied that Jerry Falwell was involved.
The Falwells have also been big supporters of President Trump.
“You can almost draw a line from his endorsement of Trump in early 2016 to his being much more, not just comfortable, but feeling invincible,” a former Liberty University administrator told Politico. “They all got careless in the social media age, and Liberty was doing so well financially that Jerry began to think he was invincible — and the board was satisfied with the school’s success in other financial metrics, and wasn’t paying attention.”
