Virginia fraternity sues Rolling Stone over rape story

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Virginia fraternity sues Rolling Stone over rape story - A University  of  Virginia fraternity sued Rolling Stone magazine  with  Monday  intended for  $25  thousand   with  damages  more than   a great  discredited article  information about   the  2012 gang rape  for the  fraternity.

The Phi Kappa Psi chapter filed  your  defamation lawsuit  throughout  Charlottesville, Virginia, Circuit Court against Rolling Stone  IN ADDITION TO  writer Sabrina Erdely,  your current  fraternity said  in   a  statement.

"Rolling Stone  wrote   your current  article  with  reckless disregard  because of its  truth,"  The idea  said.

The lawsuit contends  That  Rolling Stone  AND ALSO  Erdely wanted  for you to  advance  the  narrative  associated with  college campus sexual violence  from  depicting  a great  rape,  no matter whether   This   was   actual   or even  not,  your own   report  said.

The 9,000-word story  authored   with  November 2014 said  The idea   an  female student, identified  coming from  her  actual  name, Jackie, endured  an  gang rape  at the  fraternity  inside  late 2012.

The story caused  a good  national furor  AND ALSO  sparked demonstrations  in the  school  exactly about  100 miles (160 km) southwest  involving  Washington.  your current  Phi Kappa Psi house  \'m  vandalized  along with the  school shut  straight down  fraternity  AND ALSO  sorority activities  due to the  rest  of your  semester.

The magazine, known  because of its  pop music coverage, retracted  their  story  throughout  December  immediately after  citing discrepancies  in  Jackie's account.  This  admitted  It   This  never sought comment  through the   nine  men accused  of any  alleged rape.

Charlottesville police said  throughout  March they had found  zero  evidence  for you to  back up Jackie's story.

A review  of the  story  through the  Columbia University School  of  Journalism commissioned  coming from  Rolling Stone found  throughout  April  which the  magazine failed  for you to  follow  uncomplicated  journalistic safeguards.

A spokesman  for  Rolling Stone  in case  not  be   immediately  reached  intended for  comment.

Rolling Stone  can be  owned  coming from  Jann Wenner,  whom   set up   This   within  1967.  your  privately  maintained  company, Wenner Media LLC,  likewise  publishes  your  magazines  people  Weekly  ALONG WITH  Men's Journal.

Rolling Stone  also  faces lawsuits  through   a good  university administrator  whom  alleges she  feel  defamed  AS WELL AS   via  three University  associated with  Virginia graduates  who  were members  of the  fraternity.

Fraternities  AS WELL AS  sororities  are usually   sociable  clubs  from   quite a few  U.S. colleges. They often have  their own  housing.