
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 12, 1990                   TAG: 9005120177
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: FAIRFAX                                LENGTH: Short

EDUCATOR CHARGED WITH OBSCENE CALLS

American University President Richard Berendzen was charged Friday with two misdemeanor counts of making indecent telephone calls, Fairfax County police said.

Berendzen was served with a summons by a county police investigator. He was released after agreeing to appear for trial before a judge on June 28, said Fairfax County prosecutor Robert Horan.

Police spokesman Michael Proffitt said an investigation found that obscene calls were made to two women on March 28 and 29. Police had evaluated about a dozen telephone calls, added Horan.

Berendzen, 51, of Washington, resigned as the university's president on April 8, citing "exhaustion." His resignation takes effect at the end of the school year.

In a statement last month, Berendzen said he was embarrassed by unspecified actions he had taken.

- Associated Press

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