At the end of the day, UVA's incredible story fit Erdely's narrative better than Vanderbilt's credible one. Besides faulting the magazine and the reporter for publishing the article without doing due diligence, Eramo's attorneys assert in that the UVA student at the center of the piece a woman named Jackie Coakley is a "serial liar" who fabricated the assault in order to gain the attention of a . Their toppling bodies crash through a glass table unaccountably left out in the middle of the rape room. [129], The Washington Post reported that the members of Phi Kappa Psi "went into hiding for weeks after their home was vandalized with spray paint calling them rapists and bricks that broke their windows", and had to escape to hotels. Although the discussion was lengthy, the reporter elected not to include any of the information from the interview in her article. [154] According to Miltenberg, he specializes in "defamation and complex internet and First Amendment issues". [18] ", "Rolling Stone publisher: U.Va. Jackie Coakley Where Is She Now - Gary Cluster Republican [81], Journalist Caitlin Flanagan, who wrote an expos in The Atlantic titled "The Dark Power of Fraternities: A yearlong investigation of Greek houses", told On the Media that she was concerned that Erdely's article could inhibit reforms of the Greek system. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. [155], In the Columbia Journalism Review, Bill Grueskin called the story "a messthinly sourced, full of erroneous assumptions, and plagued by gaping holes in the reporting". One student protester told The Cavalier Daily: "I really hope the University takes this article and the protest movement as a sign that they need to be more transparent about the way they deal with sexual assault. Virginia sorority members called the restrictions "unnecessary and patronizing". The Post did report, however, that Jackie appeared distraught after the rape allegedly took place. I have argued in these pages that the FBI needs to go hard against the Clinton Foundation for just that reason, lest the next powerful person or couple use a phony-baloney charitable entity to disguise an influence-peddling scam. It was later revealed Erdely had not interviewed any of the men accused of the rape. ", to become a weapon of revenge. appears willing to take her to task, either in a civil suit (Rolling Stone might want to think about that) or in a criminal case, given that she perpetrated a massive fraud with some pretty serious consequences and material damages. Copyright 2014-2021 by Robert SuttonLike what you read here? Erdely said that Jackie regained consciousness alone in the fraternity after 3 a.m. and fled the building blood-spattered and bruised, phoning three friends for help. [78], Fellow Jezebel writer Jia Tolentino wrote an analysis of Erdely's story and reported on fraternity rush after the Rolling Stone article was discredited. So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days? [49][50] After initially refusing to answer whether Jackie had access to or created the Haven Monahan email account, on May 31, 2016, Jackie's law firm filed court papers acknowledging they had recently accessed "Haven Monahan's" e-mail account for the purpose "of confirming that documents Eramo requested for the lawsuit were no longer in Jackie's possession. According to Charlottesville Police Capt. Eramo filed a $7.5 million defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone and Erdely last year. [159] On March 30, 2016, The Washington Post reported that Jackie's lawyers requested the April deposition be cancelled, to avoid having her "revisit her sexual assault". You Can Finally Read UVA Jackie's Bizarre Catfishing Texts "Under the scenario cited by Erdely", Wemple wrote, "the Phi Kappa Psi members are not just criminal sexual-assault offenders, they're criminal sexual-assault conspiracists, planners, long-range schemers. Rolling Stone falsely accused some University of Virginia students of heinous, criminal acts, and falsely depicted others as indifferent to the suffering of their classmate. Jackie Coakley gained infamy as the accuser at the center of a Rolling Stone story about rape at the University of Virginia that turned out to be fake, and now Coakley is under pressure from a Virginia court to reveal what she said to a reporter about the allegations. Wemple posited that the claims presented by the magazine were so incredible that editors should have called for further inquiry before publication. Attorneys for the dean, Nicole Eramo, allege that NOW, the largest feminist group in the U.S., and the lawyers for the false rape accuser, Jackie Coakley ("Jackie"), engaged in a "publicity stunt" by jointly crafting a Jan. 6, 2016 open letter criticizing Eramo for "re-victimiz[ing]" the fabulist. [174][175], Response of fraternity and sorority groups, Columbia University School of Journalism's investigation. $3,000,000: Federal Jury Punishes Rolling Stone for UVA Rape Hoax Story [101][102][a], In 2012 Jackie told her friends that she had been accosted by five men, though she later testified to Erdely that she had been attacked by seven, with two more directing and encouraging the rape. The media should publish the name of the UVA rape hoax girl, Jackie There is certainly a good argument to make that it is often necessary to prosecute as a deterrent to the next person willing to try the same felonious act. [37], The Washington Post reporters later interviewed the accuser at the center of Erdely's story and two of the friends that Rolling Stone said she had met on the night of the incident. By December 5, 2014, Christopher Pivik, a former member of Phi Kappa Psi at the University of Virginia, had retained attorney Andrew Miltenberg. Rolling Stone retracted the story in its entirety on April 5, 2015. "[136][137][138], The Rolling Stone article had a negative effect on applications to the University of Virginia. "[151], National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg has called for Phi Kappa Psi to sue Rolling Stone, while at least one legal expert has opined that there is a high likelihood of "civil lawsuits by the fraternity members or by the fraternity itself against the magazine and maybe even some university officials". Prior to the alleged event, Jackie provided evidence of her relationship with "Drew" to her friends by supplying a phone number for "Drew", with whom Jackie's friends subsequently exchanged messages. You all know where she is. "[116] Rolling Stone managing editor Will Dana was also cited on the Columbia report: "It's not like I think we need to overhaul our process, and I don't think we need to necessarily institute a lot of new ways of doing things. It has since been reported that Jackie may have invented portions of the story in an unsuccessful attempt to win the affections of a fellow student in whom she had a romantic interest. There's a new piece (usually three) from Bob every weekday here on Substack. [48], Per records released by Yahoo under subpoena in 2016, Haven Monahan's e-mail account was created from inside the University of Virginia "only one day before that same account sent an email to Jackie's friend Ryan Duffin" in 2012. In fact, her failure to speak to the three friends in whom Jackie supposedly confided immediately after the alleged incident was perhaps the most egregious of a string of journalistic failures. Where are the Feds? Jackie Coakley: Accuser At Center Of False 'Rolling Stone' Rape Story to see all of them, at robertsutton.substack.com. Real Name Of UVA Rape Accuser: Jackie Coakley | Luke Ford Virginia Attorney-General Mark Herring said he found it "deeply troubling that Rolling Stone magazine is now publicly walking away from its central storyline in its bombshell report on the University of Virginia without correcting what errors its editors believe were made. That's what they'd do if a man did this, like how Jussie Smollet was shamed by everyone for his hoax. In today's 24-hour news cycle, we all have a tendency to rush to judgment without having all of the facts in front of us. [80] [28], The Interfraternity Council (IFC) at UVA released a statement on its website in response to the article that said: "an IFC officer was interviewed by Rolling Stone regarding the culture of sexual violence at the University. "[144] Writing for Bloomberg, Zara Kessler observed that, "suddenly, every Cosby accuser is a potential 'Jackie'although we don't yet know precisely what it means to be a 'Jackie.' Are you. "[40] In the aftermath, Jackie was characterized as "a really expert fabulist storyteller" by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner in an April 5, 2015 interview. Phi Kappa Psi countered by noting that there had been no party held on the night of the alleged attack and no pledges resided in the house at that time of year. He eventually claims he met her in the hospital. 'Not An Employee': Hospital Blows Holes In Rolling Stone Story Very little. A woman named Jackie Coakley (now McGovern), who was a student at UVa at the time, had an issue with a boy who was not paying her enough attention, or didn't see her as a romantic interest, or something like that. [47], In Erdely's story, Jackie sank into depression after the alleged rape and was holed up in her dorm room for a while. [66], Spokesmen for both Wenner[67] and Dana said that Erdely would continue to write articles for Rolling Stone. "[77] Merlan had also labeled journalist Richard Bradley's doubts about the article a "giant ball of shit". UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and several fraternity members later filed lawsuits against Erdely and Rolling Stone. Jackie Coakley ("Jackie . [46] Slate reported that the Post account strongly implied Jackie's tale of rape had been fabricated in an attempt to win over "Randall", who had previously rebuffed her romantic advances. [161] On November 4, 2016, after 20 hours of deliberation,[162] a jury consisting of eight women and two men found Rolling Stone, the magazine's publisher and Erdely liable for defaming Eramo. Sabrina Erdely would also continue to write for Rolling Stone. . 'Jackie' of retracted Rolling Stone story says PTSD fogged memory The media should publish the name of the UVA rape hoax girl, Jackie Coakley. Jun 8, 2013 Jackie Coakley and Howard E. Andrews were married April 13 in Phillips Chapel Church at Jimtown with the Rev. However overall applications were down 0.7 percent to 31,107 in the aftermath of the publication. [33][72][73] Natasha Vargas-Cooper, a columnist at The Intercept, said that Erdely's decision not to interview the accused fraternity members showed "a horrendous, hidden bias the premise that none of these guys would tell the truth if asked", while a staff editorial in The Wall Street Journal charged that "Ms. Erdely did not construct a story based on facts, but went looking for facts to fit her theory. [111] On April 5, 2015, Columbia's 12,000-word review of "A Rape on Campus" was published on both Rolling Stone's and the journalism school's websites. And no one, from a university president on down, or on up, gets the notion that due process for the accused is actually a core principle of our justice system, to be applied before punishment is meted out.So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days?Well, she is married and is now "Jackie McGovern", living her life, la-la-la, scot-free despite being the central figure in a mammoth fraud that has cost people their jobs, institutions their reputations, and a magazine a spitload of money.And nobody nobody appears willing to take her to task, either in a civil suit (Rolling Stone might want to think about that) or in a criminal case, given that she perpetrated a massive fraud with some pretty serious consequences and material damages.Why not?I have no assumption to make, as to whether she has not been sued because she is a shallow pocket, incapable of affording a large settlement in a civil suit. [140], Due to increased social skepticism about the prevalence of sexual assault created by the unraveling of Erdely's Rolling Stone report, the Military Justice Improvement Act would be "much harder" to enact, according to Margaret Carlson,[141] and ultimately did not pass in that congressional session. Fraternity Files $25 Million Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone", "Lawsuits Against Rolling Stone Move Forward Despite Objection", Fraternity chapter at U-Va. to settle suit against Rolling Stone for $1.65 million, "Lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone rape article revived on appeal", "Street Artist Sabo Blasts Lena Dunham, Bill Clinton in Fake Rolling Stone Covers", "RETRACTION by David Gutierrez Opens On Theatre Row", "A lawyer takes to the stage to state his case", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Rape_on_Campus&oldid=1152555607, An alleged gang rape at a college fraternity, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 23:20. In the episode, Heather fabricates a gang rape at a fraternity. New evidence submitted in an ongoing lawsuit against Rolling Stone suggest that the legal team of Jackie Coakley, the University of Virginia (UVA) student responsible for a massive gang rape hoax, has been withholding evidence from an ongoing lawsuit. Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Andrews - The Intermountain "[118] It points out that Rolling Stone staff were initially unwilling to recognize these deficiencies and denied a need for policy changes. He wrote:[87]. [25], UVA's student newspaper The Cavalier Daily described mixed reactions from the student body, stating: "For some, the piece is an unfounded attack on our school; for others, it is a recognition of a harsh reality; and for what I suspect is a large majority of us, it falls somewhere in between. [117] The report also states that the article misled readers with quotes where attribution was unclear and used pseudonyms inappropriately as a way to address these shortcomings. [44] However, media investigations have determined that no student named "Haven Monahan" has attended the University of Virginia;[45] the portrait of "Haven Monahan" is an image of a classmate of Jackie's in high school, who has never attended the University of Virginia;[46] the three telephone numbers through which "Haven Monahan" contacted Jackie's friends are registered "internet telephone numbers" that "enable the user to make calls or send SMS text messages to telephones from a computer or iPad while creating the appearance that they are coming from a real phone"[47] and love letters written by Jackie and forwarded by "Haven Monahan" to Ryan Duffin are largely plagiarized from scripts of the TV series Dawson's Creek and Scrubs. Players in baseball's segregation-era Negro Leagues unite to keep the Later media analysis of photos Jackie showed her friends of her date demonstrated that they were pictures taken from the public social media profile of a former high-school classmate of Jackie, who was not a student of the University of Virginia, did not live in the Charlottesville area, and was out of state at an athletic competition the day of the alleged attack. She is immediately tackled by one of the eight men waiting in the pitch darkness. Columbia published Groves' letter, where he contrasts video[133] of his statements to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors in September 2014 with the text of Erdely's published article, which differ significantly,[citation needed] and concludes that Erdely's article contains "bias and malice". "[56] But on December 5, 2014, Rolling Stone published an online apology, stating that there appeared to be "discrepancies" in the accounts of Erdely's sources and that their trust in the accuser was misplaced. [citation needed]. A return to sanity is called for before more wreckage occurs. The three friends disclosed to ABC News their actual names Alex Stock's pseudonym was "Andy", Kathryn Hendley's was "Cindy", Ryan (Duffin) was "Randall"[100] and went on record that on the night of the alleged event Jackie told the two men that she was forced to fellate five men while a sixth stood by. Police later. An attorney for Phi Psi said Monday they're seeking a " broader area of inquiry " than what was requested by Eramo, and a judge has again ruled that Jackie must comply with a subpoena to turn over documents relating to the caseJackie's claims about a gang rape fell apart once it was discovered that the man she allegedly had a date with on that [147][148][149] Harvey A. Silverglate in The Boston Globe referenced the Rolling Stone article in opining that the college sexual assault "scare" follows a long tradition of runaway, exaggerated social epidemics that "have ruined innocent lives and corrupted justice. "[27] We dont know where, Like what you read here? Eramo was awarded $3 million by a jury who concluded that Rolling Stone defamed her with actual malice,[11] and Rolling Stone settled the lawsuit with the fraternity for $1.65 million. 2) She just made it a million times harder for real rape victims to come forward because people are less likely to believe them. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lydia Teasley of the Negro Leagues Family Alliance about honoring baseball's past and her father Ron "Schoolboy" Teasley about his own history in the Negro Leagues. to see all of them, at. "[94][106][107] Writing in Slate, Hannah Rosin described the new The Washington Post investigation as close "to calling the UVA gang rape story a fabrication". And I think the level of devastation that this Rolling Stone report that's now looking to go from a misremembered event to perhaps an actual hoax." After leaving the party around 3 a.m., allegedly with bruises and blood stained clothes, Jackie called her three best friends, "Andy", "Randall" and "Cindy", for support. "[150], The Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple stated that everyone connected to this story at Rolling Stone should be fired. The collateral damage included a UVa dean, as well as the entire Greek system there and, well, no one thinks a lot of Teresa Sullivan anymore either. [157], On May 12, 2015, UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, chief administrator for handling sexual assault issues at the school, filed a $7.5 million defamation lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against Rolling Stone and Erdely, claiming damage to her reputation and emotional distress. I used to not think this way ~8 years ago, but there have just been too . [164] The lawsuit was settled on April 11, 2017. [15] For anonymity, Erdely only used Jackie's first name and gave pseudonyms to other students discussed in the story. Teresa Sullivan, the president of UVa, promptly shut down all the fraternities and, bizarrely, the sororities as well (don't ask), in a "ready, fire, aim" response, without allowing even the Phi Psis the due process to point out all the inaccuracies that made the article suspect.Ultimately, Rolling Stone got sued, paid out a big settlement to get out from under their own stupidity, and took a big black eye as far as journalistic competence. Borscht Belt Museum in the works in Ellenville | WAMC It features a fictional character named Heather Manning who was based on Jackie. That's terrible for journalism", "Should there have been firings at Rolling Stone? Jackie Coakley Where Is She Now - Stay informed with breaking news, in-depth analysis and community coverage. [146], Media sources and commentators discussed the allegations in the context of the reported "rape culture" or a rampant sexual assault epidemic that activists had claimed existed on U.S. college campuses. 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Student 'Jackie' to Sit for Deposition in Rolling Stone Lawsuit", "Jury says Rolling Stone article defamed UVa administrator | Local", "Rolling Stone trial: Jury finds magazine liable for defamation for discredited rape story Nov. 4, 2016", "In Rolling Stone Defamation Case, Magazine and Reporter Ordered to Pay $3 Million", "U-Va. Such false depictions reinforce the reluctance sexual assault victims already feel about reporting their experience, lest they be doubted or ignored. The woman, called "Jackie" in the article, cited PTSD as the cause for not remembering details of her assault, which was described as a gang rape in the article by Sabrina Erdely. Someone else kneels on her hair. Nor do I think her characterization of my interview was fair. [112] The Columbia report stated that "At Rolling Stone, every story is assigned to a fact-checker. They came to the conclusion that they were comfortable" with not making it clear to readers that they had never contacted Ryan. [170] The lawsuit was settled on December 21, 2017. Sullivan said: "I was plainly not prepared for what the story looked like. Jackie Coakley bears no responsibility whatsoever for this hoax and the blame lies entirely with Rolling Stone Managazine even though she lied about nearly every single detail of her account and this may not even be the first time she's done it! [169], A further lawsuit by a number of members of the fraternity was greenlighted by a court of appeals on September 19, 2017, after originally being dismissed by a lower court in June 2016.