MARYLAND
The Baltimore Sun
By Alison Knezevich
The Baltimore Sun
A rabbi who pleaded guilty to voyeurism charges last week has resigned from his teaching post at Towson University.
Barry Freundel, who had taught at the university since 2009, submitted his resignation on Thursday, effective March 27, according to university spokesman Ray Feldmann.
The resignation comes after negotiations between the rabbi and the university, where he was a tenured faculty member. Freundel, 63, has been on paid leave since after his arrest in October. Since being suspended from his teaching duties, Freundel has been paid $26,084 by the university, Feldmann said. He will get an additional $4,746 in the next month.
The paid leave was in line with University System of Maryland personnel policy for tenured faculty accused of wrongdoing, Feldmann said.
An administrative hearing could have been a lengthy and costly process for the school, he said.
“This was something that was negotiated between the parties, and we feel it is within the university’s best interest,” Feldmann said of Freundel’s resignation.
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