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Jerry Falwell Jr. On 'Indefinite Leave' From Liberty University After Racy Photo

Days after Falwell receives criticism for posting a photo online that showed him with his pants unzipped alongside a woman who is not his wife, Liberty University says he is stepping aside.
Jerry Falwell Jr. delivers a speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Jerry Falwell Jr., a prominent evangelical ally of President Trump's, is taking "an indefinite leave of absence" from his positions as the president and chancellor of Liberty University in Virginia.

The move comes days after that showed him with his pants unzipped alongside a woman who is not his wife.

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