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Roberts U. President and Wife Face New Allegations

Claims she spent nights with underage male, documents were shredded

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 15, 2007 7:58 PM CDT
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(Newser) – In an updated lawsuit, three ex-profs accuse the president of Oral Roberts University and his wife of improper behavior ranging from dalliances with an underage male to document shredding, CNN reports. The suit , which earlier accused the couple of misusing university funds, now accuses Richard Roberts' wife LIndsay of spending the night at a guest house on campus  "with an underage male on nine separate occasions."

The suit also alleges that Roberts hired a sex crime offender and gave him "unrestricted access to students" as a mentor. And it claims that "voluminous materials and documents were shredded and destroyed" after the first lawsuit was filed two weeks ago. The school denies all of the accusations on its website. Lindsay Roberts denied  the claims of impropriety to CNN, saying they "sicken me to my soul; I live my life in a morally upright manner."

Dr. John Swails, left, Attorney Gary Richardson, center, and Dr. Tim Brooker answer questions during a news conference announcing their suit against Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., in this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, file photo. Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God is speaking again, telling him to...
Dr. John Swails, left, Attorney Gary Richardson, center, and Dr. Tim Brooker answer questions during a news conference announcing their suit against Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., in this Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
Richard Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts University, is shown in Tulsa, Okla, in this Sept. 30, 2004, file photo. Responding Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, to a lawsuit filed against him and the private Christian school, Roberts said God spoke to him and told him to say...
Richard Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts University, is shown in Tulsa, Okla, in this Sept. 30, 2004, file photo. Responding Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, to a lawsuit filed...   (Associated Press)
A campus security car stops below the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God is speaking again, telling him to deny lurid allegations in a lawsuit that threatens to engulf this 44-year-old Bible Belt...
A campus security car stops below the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God is speaking again,...   (Associated Press)
John Swails, his wife, Joy Swails, Paulita Brooker and Tim Brooker, from left, pose for a photo across the street from the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. John Swails and the Brookers, who filed suit against the school, all formerly...
John Swails, his wife, Joy Swails, Paulita Brooker and Tim Brooker, from left, pose for a photo across the street from the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct....   (Associated Press)
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