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Truett McConnell University is parting ways with its president over allegations that he failed to properly respond to a credible accusation of sexual abuse by a former official.

TMC Board of Trustees posted a brief statement on Friday on their decision “to part ways with” Emir Caner, who had served as president of the Georgia-based Baptist academic institution for 17 years.

John O. Yarbrough, who became acting president earlier this year when Caner was placed on leave, will now serve as interim president, according to the statement. Trustees are also in the process of selecting a committee to find a new president.

In May, The Roys Report published a piece describing allegations of sexual assault by a former university official and claimed that Caner was aware of the abus

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