Business partner of Falwells says affair with evangelical power couple spanned seven years
Giancarlo Granda says his sexual relationship with the Falwells began when he was 20. He says he had sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell Jr, head of Liberty University and a staunch supporter of President Trump, looked on.
By ARAM ROSTON Filed Aug. 24, 2020, 4 p.m. GMT
The love life of Falwell fils and femme provides yet another object lesson for evangelicals preaching against sexual immorality. By their actions, they prove the behavior they publicly condemn is essentially harmless. I wish him the best. If Pastor Ted has found his way to a new life, perhaps Jerry Jr. can follow along. The only shame is the road to their redemption has to be paved with the bruised and bloodied souls of their erstwhile followers.
Or so it seems to me.
Giancarlo Granda says his sexual relationship with the Falwells began when he was 20. He says he had sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell Jr, head of Liberty University and a staunch supporter of President Trump, looked on.
By ARAM ROSTON Filed Aug. 24, 2020, 4 p.m. GMT
Granda showed Reuters emails, text messages and other evidence that he says demonstrate the sexual nature of his relationship with the couple, who have been married since 1987. “Becki and I developed an intimate relationship and Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room,” Granda said in an interview. Now 29, he described the liaisons as frequent – “multiple times per year” – and said the encounters took place at hotels in Miami and New York, and at the Falwells’ home in Virginia.
The love life of Falwell fils and femme provides yet another object lesson for evangelicals preaching against sexual immorality. By their actions, they prove the behavior they publicly condemn is essentially harmless. I wish him the best. If Pastor Ted has found his way to a new life, perhaps Jerry Jr. can follow along. The only shame is the road to their redemption has to be paved with the bruised and bloodied souls of their erstwhile followers.
Or so it seems to me.
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