'Literally caught with his pants down': Jerry Falwell's resignation met with internet ridicule

EDITOR’S NOTE: Following publication of this story, Jerry Falwell, Jr. denied that he had resigned from Liberty University.

On Monday, following new reports about salacious sexual acts involving his wife and a pool boy, Jerry Falwell, Jr., has submitted his resignation as president of the right-wing Liberty University.

The news triggered an avalanche of mockery on social media.