The University of Virginia fraternity where a horrific gang rape described in a recent Rolling Stone article allegedly took place issued a statement Friday rebutting several details of that story.
“We continue to be shocked by the allegations and saddened by this story. We have no knowledge of these alleged acts being committed at our house or by our members,” UVA’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi said in a statement. “Anyone who commits any form of sexual assault, wherever or whenever, should be identified and brought to justice.”
The organization said that it had worked with the Charlottesville, Va. Police Department to investigate the claims detailed in the Rolling Stone article, but said that its “initial doubts as to the accuracy of the article have only been strengthened as alumni and undergraduate members have delved deeper.”
These are the details of the alleged victim’s account, as reported by Rolling Stone, that the fraternity specifically disputes:
- There was no Phi Kappa Psi brother listed as a lifeguard at the university’s Aquatic and Fitness Center in 2012;
- The fraternity did not hold a social event during the weekend of Sept. 28, 2012;
- The fraternity’s pledging activities take place in the spring and not the fall semester.
Rolling Stone’s managing editor, Will Dana, published an editor’s note earlier Friday that stated the magazine “misplaced” its trust in the victim, Jackie, as discrepancies had arisen in her account of the alleged rape.
Read the full statement below:
