Department of Education fines Liberty University $14 million for not disclosing crime data

The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus.

Those crimes included sexual assault. Liberty marketed itself as having one of the safest campuses.

The fine is by far the largest under the Clery Act., a federal law that requires universities to collect crime data and notify students of threats. Before Tuesday, the largest Clery Act fine was $4.5 million against Michigan State. That matter involved campus doctor Larry Nassar, who had molested elite gymnasts and other female athletes.

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