Charlottesville, Virginia police said Monday they have found no evidence to confirm that an alleged gang rape had taken place at a University of Virginia fraternity.
Charlottesville police Capt. Gary Pleasants told TPM by phone that the department, which opened an investigation at the request of the university, has found “no basis to believe” that the alleged gang rape detailed in a Rolling Stone article by a student named “Jackie” occurred at UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house.
The police department is still investigating the allegation, Pleasants said.
UVA reinstated Phi Kappa Psi Monday after being informed by police that there was no reason to keep the fraternity under sanctions.
The Columbia Journalism School was conducting an independent review of the disputed Rolling Stone article after other news outlets, most notably the Washington Post, raised questions about writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s reporting process that eventually forced the magazine to say it “misplaced” its trust in its source.
