Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

SBTS President R. Albert Mohler learned of the allegations Monday (Nov. 4), he said in the statement. "Immediately, I sent the information received to our response team, and within an hour it was determined that credible accusations of misconduct had been presented," Mohler said. "Accordingly, all teaching responsibilities for this individual were suspended and classes reassigned to other instructors. "When the charges became known to us, I asked that the individual's dissertation be withdrawn from public circulation and reviewed," Mohler said. "The review found nothing within the dissertation that would prevent public access, which will now be restored as soon as possible." He invited the public to send SBTS any information "that should inform" the seminary's handling of the matter. "Our first institutional knowledge of this situation came by social media," Mohler said. "In the case of any kind of misconduct or suspected misconduct, it would be very helpful if information would be sent directly to us and to any other institution or ministry that might be involved, and to law enforcement authorities as appropriate."