{"id":8127,"date":"2025-08-16T06:46:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=8127"},"modified":"2025-08-16T06:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:46:17","slug":"liberty-university-faces-second-sexual-assault-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertystudentnews.com\/?p=8127","title":{"rendered":"Liberty University faces second sexual assault lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former Liberty University employee says she was terminated in part for cooperating with a federal investigation of the school&rsquo;s handling of sexual assault, according to recently filed court documents.<\/p>\n<p>In her suit against the private Christian university, Erika Woolfolk stated she was paid less, required to work more, and the subject of a hostile work environment while employed in the university&rsquo;s office of Equity and Compliance and Title IX.<\/p>\n<p>Woolfolk&rsquo;s work involved investigating cases of sexual violence on campus, of which she alleged her bosses would improperly predetermine their outcomes, according to her lawsuit. 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