Personal Life
In 1992, D'Souza married Dixie Brubaker, whom he first met during his time in Washington, D.C. They have one daughter, Danielle. In his book Life After Death: The Evidence, D'Souza revealed that Dixie had a near-death experience at the age of 19. He lives in San Diego, CA and New York City, NY.
On October 16, 2012, Warren Smith of World Magazine published an article alleging that at a September 2012 conference, D'Souza introduced a young woman, Denise Odie Joseph II, as his fiancée while he was still legally married to Brubaker. Smith also alleged that D'Souza subsequently filed for divorce on October 4, 2012, the very same day Smith talked to him.
On October 17, D'Souza responded that while this was true, his wife had demanded a separation when he moved to New York two years earlier and the divorce filing was a cumulation of weeks of discussion with his law firm, which he alleged Smith knew prior to publishing his article. He went on to state:
| “ | I had no idea that it is considered wrong in Christian circles to be engaged prior to being divorced, even though in a state of separation and in divorce proceedings. Obviously I would not have introduced Denise as my fiancée at a Christian apologetics conference if I had thought or known I was doing something wrong. But as a result of all this, and to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, Denise and I have decided to suspend our engagement. | ” |
D'Souza also alleged that the article was written because of a grievance from Marvin Olasky, the chief editor of World Magazine, who had previously resigned from his position as Provost of King's College after D'Souza was chosen to be president over Olasky's objections.
Denise Odie Joseph stated on her Facebook page that she graduated from high school in 2002 and that she married on December 30, 2011.
The trustees of The King's College announced after meeting on October 17, 2012 that D'Souza resigned his position as president of the university in order "to attend to his personal and family needs".
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