Truett McConnell Removes President After Inquiry
Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Georgia, announced Sept. 26, 2025 that trustees will not reinstate President Emir Caner after an investigator presented findings in a probe into whether he ignored allegations that a former administrator sexually assaulted a student-employee. Caner had been on leave since June; John Yarbrough, the university’s director of alumni and public policy, becomes interim president as trustees form a search committee for a permanent leader. The case—first reported to school leaders in Feb. 2024 and publicly detailed by the accuser on a May 29 podcast—involves local law enforcement and a renewed review by the White County district attorney.
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Baptist college in Georgia removes president after inquiry into whether he ignored sexual abuse
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- Truett McConnell University trustees announced on Sept. 26, 2025 that Emir Caner will not return as president.
- Caner had been on administrative leave since June 2025; John Yarbrough named interim president.
- Allegations: a former administrator/professor is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a student who later worked at the university; sheriff’s deputies previously said there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges in an earlier probe (February 2024), and White County DA Jeff Langley says he is taking a renewed look.