The former president of Truett-McConnell University has filed suit against the North Georgia school for breach of contract in his firing last year. Emir Caner filed suit June 5 in the State Superior Court of White County, Ga. He seeks…
Swinson testifies for Georgia clergy sexual abuse bill
A survivor of sexual abuse at a Georgia Baptist university testified before the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday in favor of a bill that would strengthen criminal accountability for clergy sexual abuse. SB-542 would amend Georgia’s criminal code to…
Larry Lyon named Truett McConnell president
Larry Lyon has been elected president of Truett McConnell University to succeed Emir Caner, who was fired by trustees last year amid allegations of mishandling reports of sexual abuse. Lyon currently serves as senior vice president for business administration at…
10 Truett McConnell trustees offer minority report praising Caner
Ten trustees of Truett McConnell University have gone public with their reasons for voting to retain Emir Caner as president while the board majority voted to fire him last Sept. 25. According to these writers, trustees are set to elect…
Professor sues BNG over reports of alleged sexual abuse
A former Baptist university professor has filed a lawsuit against Baptist News Global for defamation over reports of alleged sexual abuse. BNG has denied the allegations in his lawsuit. Jeremy Lyon, formerly associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at…
Former Truett McConnell VP indicted in Georgia
Former Truett McConnell University Vice President Bradley Reynolds, who became the focus of a years-long alleged abusive relationship with a student and former employee, has been indicted for lying to White County law enforcement in North Georgia. Reynolds denied having…
Caner removed as Truett-McConnell president
Emir Caner is out as president of Truett McConnell University. His 17-year tenure at the Cleveland, Ga., school came to an abrupt end on Thursday night after a meeting of the university’s 54-member board of trustees. The results of the…
Truett McConnell faculty chairs went straight to trustees
The jury is out on the long-term damage to Truett McConnell University brought by a sexual abuse scandal, but the next few weeks will prove critical. News broke May 29 that a former coed had accused a former vice president…
Caner on leave as Truett McConnell trustees investigate abuse claims
Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner has been placed on administrative leave while trustees wait on a third-party investigation into alleged mishandling of sexual abuse complaints at the Georgia Baptist school. University trustees met Friday morning, June 6, as fallout…
Prosecution might still be an option in Truett McConnell abuse case
As students and alumni of Truett McConnell University gathered for the first of two planned events to protest alleged mishandling of sexual abuse cases at the Baptist school June 5, news came that one of the alleged perpetrators could yet…
Truett-McConnell trustees to meet as sexual abuse scandal worsens
Trustees of Truett McConnell University are meeting Friday to discuss charges of alleged sexual abuse against Hayle Swinson, a former student and later employee, committed by a former university vice president. Valdosta, Ga., trustee B. Miles Hannan confirmed the meeting…
In Georgia, a Baptist school accused of ignoring sexual abuse despite a mountain of evidence
Barely two weeks before Southern Baptists gather in Dallas for their annual meeting, another alleged sexual abuse case — this time involving a former student at a Georgia Baptist university — has surfaced. The story includes the alleged grooming of…