Oral Roberts president resigns

On Oct. 6 I wrote about the lawsuit filed against Richard Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts University. He was accused of misspending university funds.

According to the Associated Press, Richard Roberts was accused of using university funds for a $39,000 shopping tab at one store for his wife, Lindsay, a $29,411 Bahamas senior trip on the university jet for one of his daughters, and a stable of horses for his children.

Richard Roberts now has resigned from his post, effective immediately. He had been on temporary leave.

Roberts had said that God spoke to him and told him to say that the suit was about "blackmail and extortion."