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A former Liberty University student says Becki Falwell, the wife of the university’s then-President Jerry Falwell Jr., performed oral sex on him while he stayed over at the Falwell home after a band practice with her eldest son in 2008

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The student was 22 at the time. He said she initiated the act, and he went along with it. But despite his rejection of further advances, he said, Falwell continued pursuing him, offering him gifts and engaging in banter through Facebook messages

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The messages, screenshots of which were provided by the former student, suggest a flirtatious relationship that went beyond what might be expected of a mother communicating with her son’s bandmate

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In a statement, Jerry and Becki Falwell said of the former student’s allegations, “These false and mean spirited lies have hurt us and our family greatly and we will respond fully with the truth at an appropriate time..."

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