LIBERTY STUDENT NEWS

A Lynchburg College official says a Liberty University professor collapsed and later died after being hit by a baseball at one of the college’s athletic fields.

Lynchburg College vice president John Eccles sent an e-mail with details about the incident.

Eccles said Jeff Taylor Sr. was hit in the lower jaw or neck by a line drive while pitching to a Lynchburg College baseball player, who wasn’t identified.

Five players, including Taylor’s son, were at the field at the time of accident.

The 44-year-old Taylor was an assistant professor of health sciences and kinesiology at Liberty.

Miss California Carrie Prejean will be in Lynchburg today to encourage thousands of Liberty University students to stand up for their faith, as she did recently at the Miss USA Pageant. Following her appearance at Liberty’s Convocation Service at 10:00 A.M., Prejean will be joining Mat Staver and Matt Barber on their one-hour nationally syndicated radio program, Liberty Live. The show airs live, 4-5 p.m., on American Family Radio and is broadcast with video online at www.afr.net and www.onenewsnow.com. Miss California will be taking questions from listeners during the program.

Associate Professor of Health, Jeff Taylor, died in a accident at Lynchburg College. No details yet of the accident.

In a bond hearing Monday in Lynchburg General District Court, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Rebecca Wetzel said prosecutors’ evidence shows Moon touched the student’s genitals during a massage.

The student was taking a test in Moon’s office, Wetzel said. Because she suffered headaches and backaches, he offered to give her a massage after the test.

She lay down on the floor, and Moon began the massage, Wetzel said. The student fell asleep. When she awoke, Moon was touching her genitals, Wetzel said.

Wetzel said prosecutors’ evidence shows Moon had previously given the student massages at her home on campus.

Authorities allege the incident occurred April 21; he was charged two days later.

Moon was granted a $25,000 secured bond Monday afternoon.

Joshua Young Moon, of Durham, N.C., taught mathematics at LU. His employment was terminated in connection with being charged with one count of object sexual penetration by force.

Moon is scheduled for an attorney advisement hearing Friday.

Moon is scheduled for an arraignment May 1.

Police arrested a former Liberty University professor Thursday on a sex related charge. Joshua Moon, who used to be with the school’s math department, is charged with object sexual penetration by force.