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Regent University Bans Student Over Unflattering Photo of Pat Robertson

RICHMOND Va.

A Regent University law student who posted an unflattering photo of school founder Pat Robertson on the Internet has been banned from campus and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation before he can return to classes.

Adam M. Key, 23, also was ordered to undergo counseling if a mental health provider that is acceptable to the university deems it appropriate, and to provide a report showing that he has completed any treatment plan required. He also must agree to allow the mental health provider to provide regular updates on his treatment to the school.

“It’s rather entertaining to me that I’ve been there a year and a half now and only now are they concerned about my mental state,” Key said in a telephone interview.

Key received his undergraduate degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Key posted a picture of Regent’s chancellor and president making what appears to be an obscene gesture on his Facebook social-networking page. Key said he copied the photo from an online video in which Robertson scratches his face with his middle finger.

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