Robertson school settles lawsuit over alleged `demon possession'. (People & Events).A former law student at TV preacher Pat Robertson's Regent University Notable faculty Name Position Known For John Ashcroft Distinguished Professor of Law and Government Former Attorney General of the United States and Politician Admiral Vern Clark Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies Former Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. has settled a lawsuit he filed against the school after fellow students accused him of being a "demon." Herbert O. Chadbourne of Saco, Maine Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,822 at the 2000 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, and Thornton Academy, established in 1811. , filed suit against the graduate school, Robertson and several administrators in 2002, claiming civil rights violations, defamation and slander slander: see libel and slander. Slander See also Gossip. Slaughter (See MASSACRE.) Basile calumniating, niggardly bigot. [Fr. Lit. , the Virginian-Pilot reported. Chadbourne, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be , entered Regent as a law student in 1999. He has a facial tic facial tic n. Involuntary spasmodic movement of the facial muscles. Also called facial spasm, prosopospasm. facial tic, n that he believes is the result of exposure to chemicals during the war. Chadbourne asserted that several Regent students told him the tic was the result of demon possession and being in rebellion to God. Chadbourne also maintained that he was suspended and told to leave Regent after he reported his suspicions about a student Chadbourne believed was responsible for several thefts on campus. The ex-student charged that Associate Dean Thomas M. Diggs told him to forget about the thefts and ordered him to undergo psychological evaluation. Chadbourne has sought $1.3 million in damages. He settled for what was described as a nominal amount that was not publicly disclosed. |
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