Charlottesville, Va. police said Monday that an investigation into an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity remains open, although they’ve found no evidence to support the account of the incident as it was described in a disputed Rolling Stone story.
A November article in the magazine, “A Rape on Campus,” described a horrific gang rape a UVA student identified only as “Jackie” said she experienced at the school’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house. UVA President Teresa Sullivan asked the Charlottesville Police Department to open an investigation into the alleged incident after the article was published.
“Unfortunately, we’re not able to conclude to any substantive degree that an incident that is consistent with the facts contained in that article occurred at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, or any other fraternity house for that matter,” Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said in a news conference.
“That doesn’t mean that something terrible didn’t happen to Jackie on the evening of Sept. 28, 2012,” he added. “We are just not able to gather sufficient facts to conclude what that something may have been.”
Longo said that the case was “not closed by any stretch of the imagination.” Instead, he described the investigation as “suspended” until police are able to gather more information or another person comes forward with information related to the case.
Jackie declined to give a statement to police for their investigation through her attorney, Longo said.
I agree with this. I believe something happened to her too, and her roommates and friends have said they believe something awful happened to her that night. Unfortunately, sexual assault victims often feel they have to lie about certain facts of their case. It’s not at all strange for a rape victim to lie or leave out parts she finds especially degrading or embarrassing. Whatever happened to her I sincerely hope she gets the help she so clearly needs.
It’s also possible she just made the whole thing up to garner sympathy and attention.
Yes, because reporting a rape to get sympathy happens FAR more often than not reporting a rape because of the humiliation, degradation and social stigma. And we all know that frat boys would never rape anyone. If anyone believes that no rape ever occurred in that location, then they are fucking stupid.
Without a doubt. However, false rape reporting is very rare. Plus, several of the people involved with the case have come away believing something bad happened to her. Even her friends said her behavior changed pretty dramatically after that night. I doubt we’ll ever know.
Well then let’s get a rope and lynch somebody. Does it matter who?
The police investigation found no evidence to support a party took place on Sept. 28, 2012. They can’t find the guy (Haven Monahan a.k.a. Drew) who was supposedly her date that night, not even at the pool where she supposedly worked with him. Even though Haven Monahan or someone pretending to be Haven Monahan texted her friends.