Georgetown Rabbi Resigns from Towson University Post

Rabbi Barry Freundel, who is in the midst of court proceedings for voyeurism at a sacred religious bath in Georgetown, has reportedly resigned from his post as a philosophy and religious studies professor at Towson University.

His resignation is effective March 27, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Towson University officials reported they were “concerned” last fall amid allegations that Freundel had installed a hidden camera inside a ritual bath in Georgetown, where he sometimes took students on field trips.

Towson University placed Freundel on administrative leave in October and has since paid him more than $26,000, in accordance with policies established by the University of Maryland System, WBAL reported.

When Freundel’s resignation takes effect, Towson University will have paid him $30,830, according to the Baltimore Jewish Times.

His resignation reportedly allows the university to sidestep a costly administrative hearing process. Freundel had taught at Towson as a tenured professor since 2009, according to the Baltimore Jewish Times.

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When charges were brought against him last fall, Freundel was teaching classes on ethics and religion, The Baltimore Sun reported.

In addition to teaching at Towson, Freundel taught a seminar in the Georgetown University Law Center on Jewish law for more than a decade, most recently in spring 2014, according to The Hoya.

In D.C. Superior Court last month, Freundel pleaded guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism. He will be sentenced May 15, according to WJZ.

The rabbi faces up to one year in jail for each charge, NBC reported.