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members of the fraternities. you are not advocating that we ban them. >> i think banning frat earnties sounds like an easy solution. it's a complex problem, violence against women and violence on college campuses. to say if we ban frats is simplistic. schools should look at the relationships with frat earnties, how much they save. you mentioned a $3 billion which is what the schools save. providing and maintaining housing. fraternity members tend to be generous to academic institutions after they leave. they are a cash cow for universities. the schools look the other way. that should trouble all of us. >> much of that atrocious behaviour is claimed on alcohol and drugs at parties. a lot of colleges banned alcohol on the campuses. when you look at the numbers, it doesn't look like it made a difference. binge drinking barely declined. what is the solution. >> i think one solution is... >> i should say the numbers are dramatic when it comes to the fact that the mainliority of victims of rape are either intoxicated o
members of the fraternities. you are not advocating that we ban them. >> i think banning frat earnties sounds like an easy solution. it's a complex problem, violence against women and violence on college campuses. to say if we ban frats is simplistic. schools should look at the relationships with frat earnties, how much they save. you mentioned a $3 billion which is what the schools save. providing and maintaining housing. fraternity members tend to be generous to academic institutions...
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i think some bad stuff does happen at these fraternities. but what happened that night and this type of reporting, i just think you can't not identify anyone, not have yourself identified and then go to "rolling stone" who i'm sorry has an agenda here. "rolling stone" wanted this story to be true. i think they wanted the outcome of -- this is fraternity culture. they're subjecting women to violence. it's an all-male frat house mentality. it's "animal house" all over again, shut it down. if i had to say it, i would imagine they would prefer that all fraternities be shut down in the united states. now, did that affect the way they reported this story? it seems like a really lot of bad decisions were made in the reporting of this story. >> it's such a serious problem of rape that when you have someone do a really rotten job on reporting, it diminishes the real efforts to prevent these problems. >> look at the cosby issue all these years later. it's a horrific crime. it's also horrific to be accused of a crime falsely without any ability to defe
i think some bad stuff does happen at these fraternities. but what happened that night and this type of reporting, i just think you can't not identify anyone, not have yourself identified and then go to "rolling stone" who i'm sorry has an agenda here. "rolling stone" wanted this story to be true. i think they wanted the outcome of -- this is fraternity culture. they're subjecting women to violence. it's an all-male frat house mentality. it's "animal house" all...
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the question ought to be, how good can fraternity life get? believe that if we take advantage of the organization, the structure, the hierarchy that we have in fraternities, we can make the parties we have, the safest places anybody can go to be social. so if we take advantage of all those things, we can make this actually fraternity world a big part of the solution to this problem. we had chapter last night. we had a long conversation about just that, about how we as a fraternity are going to try to do to things we do safer. >> when you read the story to begin with, did you believe it? did you think it was true? >> i don't have any reason not to. if you look at the stats, the vast majority of stories like this are true. somebody doesn't have a lot of reason to make it not true. i've done trainings and talked to a lot of advocates on this. the first step is to believe it. i know it's a real problem. the details of this story could change a lot. but i know it is a problem for a lot of people. >> i thought that the lawyer's statement, the lawyer
the question ought to be, how good can fraternity life get? believe that if we take advantage of the organization, the structure, the hierarchy that we have in fraternities, we can make the parties we have, the safest places anybody can go to be social. so if we take advantage of all those things, we can make this actually fraternity world a big part of the solution to this problem. we had chapter last night. we had a long conversation about just that, about how we as a fraternity are going to...
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, also the military, and on college campuses not only in fraternities.ppened in the wake of this article is there's been more scrutiny of fraternity culture. we know for example members of fraternities are three times more likely to sexually assault someone than non members. they're also twice as likely to bing drink. the way it works at uva is sororities are dry. parties take place at fraternities. men police the entrance and evaluate women's appearance. when women enter, they're not on their own turf. alcohol flows. it really is a climate that enables sexual -- >> and a lot of other behavior when you add alcohol. >> so many members would say it turns them to adults and improves the rest of their lives. >> i think she's right. there's discrepancies about the rolling stones story. we should keep focus on the bigger issue here, correct? >> there's been a lot of concern about we're not going to take other claims of sexual assault seriously. that will only happen if we let that happen. >> a lot of times something else happens and people become outraged. >>
, also the military, and on college campuses not only in fraternities.ppened in the wake of this article is there's been more scrutiny of fraternity culture. we know for example members of fraternities are three times more likely to sexually assault someone than non members. they're also twice as likely to bing drink. the way it works at uva is sororities are dry. parties take place at fraternities. men police the entrance and evaluate women's appearance. when women enter, they're not on their...
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the fraternity says initiation happens in the spring, not the fall.the wake of the article uva suspended greek activities until january and began a look at policies on sexual assault and the university president now says that effort will continue. those who work with sexual assault victims worry about the follow out from the discredited story. >> i think it's really caused a lot of people to realize what kind of problem sexual assault is on campuses and it's allowed a lot of women out there who have experienced the same kind of situations to come forward. >> reporter: lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >>> laura sexual violent survivor and attorney and also the founder of the nonprofit serve justice that helps sexual assault victims, laura welcome what do you make of the "rolling stones" comments now tonight? >> i think unfortunately they are fairly poorly phrased. "rolling stone" does have to acknowledge they did not do their job, in fact, checking certain details in jackie's story, that is very important but to they say misplaced the trust they put
the fraternity says initiation happens in the spring, not the fall.the wake of the article uva suspended greek activities until january and began a look at policies on sexual assault and the university president now says that effort will continue. those who work with sexual assault victims worry about the follow out from the discredited story. >> i think it's really caused a lot of people to realize what kind of problem sexual assault is on campuses and it's allowed a lot of women out...
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especially what happened there with that fraternity. what new reaction are we getting from the greek community there? >> well, the fraternities and sororities are definitely expressing lots of angry attitude because the school had a strong reaction. >> right away. >> once that article came out. and on a national level, fraternities and sororities, felt their reputation had been damaged. before any of the resulting punishment or before their social activities had been cancelled for the rest of the semester. the question though are schools investigation. >> that is the big question isn't it? i mean are these schools really able to carry out an investigation of this magnitude when we talk about the student affairs investigation wii could have -- which could have big complication of students being kicked out of schools impacting fraternities. are schools able to carry out these investigations? do they have tools? >> whether or not they have the ability to do this, we've reported the schools underinvestigation for title ix investigations, th
especially what happened there with that fraternity. what new reaction are we getting from the greek community there? >> well, the fraternities and sororities are definitely expressing lots of angry attitude because the school had a strong reaction. >> right away. >> once that article came out. and on a national level, fraternities and sororities, felt their reputation had been damaged. before any of the resulting punishment or before their social activities had been cancelled...
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are you in a fraternity? you are a rapist. if it comes out that she lied in the back of our head we say they probably raped her. >> they followed the duke guys around for years. andy, will you can sell your subscription to "rolling stone"? >> i would, but then they would have no subscribers. >> you like the paper version, right? you don't like the on-line thing. you need the paper. >> the bright screens, the glare, the whatnot. i am in the sun a lot, tom. the glare is not good. i just want to start off by saying i am offended you referred to toby as a real journalist as if i am not. >> look, good for rolling stone for making it clear that the mistake was theirs and not jackie. even if it turns out she is 100% lying it was their reporter's responsibility and their fact checkers' responsibility and editor's responsibility to verify everything that was verifiable. >> is it bad to say? so was there -- they said it is our responsibility, but we should -- >> they published the piece. >> but what is so bad? >> i don't think you shoul
are you in a fraternity? you are a rapist. if it comes out that she lied in the back of our head we say they probably raped her. >> they followed the duke guys around for years. andy, will you can sell your subscription to "rolling stone"? >> i would, but then they would have no subscribers. >> you like the paper version, right? you don't like the on-line thing. you need the paper. >> the bright screens, the glare, the whatnot. i am in the sun a lot, tom. the...
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the number two most common liability form against a fraternity is for sexual assault. in my peace in the "atlantic" i reported of a brutal sexual assault at length and not one like in the "rolling stone" but it was brutal and resulted in a criminal conviction, and a prison term. so crimes take place very frequently. it's very disturbing to me. i know it is very upsetting experience for many young women. >> i understand that from many perspectives, but amanda had an interesting piece today where she said that these two things do not have to be bound to each other. and what is an instance of egregious journalistic malfeasance and account that does not look like itt is holding up or not, and i don't know whether it happened at this point or not, i have no idea, but it is distinct to what we know is the broadly the case, and the statistics are holding up that it is largely unreported and what are not reported federally and don't even pass the sniff test that they are laughably small, and that they don't pass the test at all. >> i would respectfully disagree with her in reg
the number two most common liability form against a fraternity is for sexual assault. in my peace in the "atlantic" i reported of a brutal sexual assault at length and not one like in the "rolling stone" but it was brutal and resulted in a criminal conviction, and a prison term. so crimes take place very frequently. it's very disturbing to me. i know it is very upsetting experience for many young women. >> i understand that from many perspectives, but amanda had an...
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what are you hearing from the fraternity, doug? >> this statement which we obtain a few minutes ago says in part we continue to be shocked by the allegations and saddened be the story. we have no knowledge of these alleged acts being committed at our house, by our members. anyone who commits a form of sexual assault, wherever, or h whenever, should be identified and brought to justice. for several days now skepticism has been building about this fax y'all story reported by a freelance writer, story of an 18-year-old university of virginia freshman who claims to have gang raped by seven identify kappa sigh fraternity members two years ago in a party. it tells how her date, named drew in the story, took jackie up to his room where they could allegedly talk. the room was pitch black in moments she found herself upended over a glass table and each of the seven men took turns raping her on the shards of glass. when she left in a bloody dress to meet friends, they elected not to go to the hospital, less her reputation be, quote, shot for
what are you hearing from the fraternity, doug? >> this statement which we obtain a few minutes ago says in part we continue to be shocked by the allegations and saddened be the story. we have no knowledge of these alleged acts being committed at our house, by our members. anyone who commits a form of sexual assault, wherever, or h whenever, should be identified and brought to justice. for several days now skepticism has been building about this fax y'all story reported by a freelance...
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the fraternity issued a statement that reads in part any member found violating the fraternity anti-hazingolicy will be immediately suspended with recommendation forexpulsion. addition the fraternity will cooperate with law enforcement to ensure any person violating the law will be brought to justice. coming up on "news 4 at 6:00" we'll speak on the an expect on the culture of hazing and why he says the worse the hazing is the more some students are motivated to like that fraternity. at bowie state, darcy spencer, news4. >>> what normally is a fun rivalry turned into a deadly fight chesapeake virginia. a man died at a bar during the redskins/cowbo game. satchel never got up he died on the bar floor. cisco is now charged with murder. investigators are trying to find out if satchel had an under lying medical problem. >>> monet davis is adding another honor to horse growing trophy case. the associated press has named her female athlete of the year. she beat out three-time winner serena williams and lauren hill. davis is at the age of 13 the youngest to receive this award and is the first base
the fraternity issued a statement that reads in part any member found violating the fraternity anti-hazingolicy will be immediately suspended with recommendation forexpulsion. addition the fraternity will cooperate with law enforcement to ensure any person violating the law will be brought to justice. coming up on "news 4 at 6:00" we'll speak on the an expect on the culture of hazing and why he says the worse the hazing is the more some students are motivated to like that fraternity....
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jake, you know those most affected here were the fraternity. to the lawyer a little while ago. he said the frat house involved has undergone damage in the last few weeks. they've had to hire security and put cameras in to the tune of $20,000. >> michael, i want to ask you, we were just told by "rolling stone" that the reporter in question is not going to be fired from the magazine. what, first, made you skeptical of the story? >> well, there's a dozen red flags when i first read the story. i got to the story a little late. a few people had read the story and raised red flags. the first thing i realized is it's a single source story. there are other people that talk in the story but jackie's account is the only one. there are a number of things you see in the story. an example, recently she claims to have been hit in the face with a bottle, gave her a black eye, it was in public, there's no one to corroborate that, no medical evidence, no police reports. and it doesn't mean that something this horrific can happen. it can. but there was a mountin
jake, you know those most affected here were the fraternity. to the lawyer a little while ago. he said the frat house involved has undergone damage in the last few weeks. they've had to hire security and put cameras in to the tune of $20,000. >> michael, i want to ask you, we were just told by "rolling stone" that the reporter in question is not going to be fired from the magazine. what, first, made you skeptical of the story? >> well, there's a dozen red flags when i...
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and the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never even a member of the fraternitykend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. in the meantime, we spoke to several of jackie's friends. they say they do believe something bad happened to her, but it is clear that there are things about the article that are inaccurate. that now is for police to figure out. john and christine. >> sara, thank you. >>> the israeli government remains silent on if the israeli defense forces were behind two strikes on sunday. the syrian military news agency and london based group say the planes dropping bombs were israeli. two sources differ on the nature of the targets. the syrian government claims they were civilian. >>> secretary of state john kerry says he is disappointed and concerned that the washington post chief in tehran has been charged four months after being detained. what jason rezaian has been charged with is not known. his family is calling on the supreme leader to allow him legal representation. >>> the storm battering the country right now has de
and the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never even a member of the fraternitykend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. in the meantime, we spoke to several of jackie's friends. they say they do believe something bad happened to her, but it is clear that there are things about the article that are inaccurate. that now is for police to figure out. john and christine. >> sara, thank you. >>> the israeli government...
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that there wasn't a party at the fraternity. have an advertised party. but we all know that parties go on every single night in the basements of fraternities across this country. they're also alleging it wasn't rush season. and she said it was. well, i'm sure there are guys in that fraternity that may have been talking about pledging or rushing. and the details about the season is inconsequential. whether or not a person had a paid position in 9 aquatics department in uva, inconsequential. what they're not addressing is whether the rape happened or didn't happen. they're thought saying the rape didn't happen. they're saying, whoa, we've got push back. and what we're going to do is blame the victim. push her story aside, which is exactly what uva has done and what people across this country do when women come forward and allege sexual assault. it's a disaster everywhere. >> and it reports here there's no knowledge of the rape. mel robbins, thank you so much. we'll continue to talk about this throughout the morning. and we'll be r
that there wasn't a party at the fraternity. have an advertised party. but we all know that parties go on every single night in the basements of fraternities across this country. they're also alleging it wasn't rush season. and she said it was. well, i'm sure there are guys in that fraternity that may have been talking about pledging or rushing. and the details about the season is inconsequential. whether or not a person had a paid position in 9 aquatics department in uva, inconsequential. what...
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no one of that name has been a member of the fraternity.e water said friday that he did work at the aquatic fitness center and was familiar with jackie's name. perhaps most troubling, a red flag raised to the reporter by jackie herself. according to the washington post, jackie said she asked to be taken out of the article. theresa sullivan said late today the school would not alter its focus on sexual violence. charlott charlottesville police department declined to comment on the status of that investigation. >> josh, tell me the process. >> sure, for us, this was a local story. it's a very important college campus for us. not just locally, but also nationally. we looked at the "rolling stone" piece and decided that there's definitely something here for us. we decided we wanted to get into it. the only responsible thing to do is go down to the campus. try to locate the people who have been allegedly involved in these sorts of things and then run all the facts to ground. all school. hitting the bricks. trying to meet people and understand th
no one of that name has been a member of the fraternity.e water said friday that he did work at the aquatic fitness center and was familiar with jackie's name. perhaps most troubling, a red flag raised to the reporter by jackie herself. according to the washington post, jackie said she asked to be taken out of the article. theresa sullivan said late today the school would not alter its focus on sexual violence. charlott charlottesville police department declined to comment on the status of that...
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s phi kappa psi fraternity. the story led school officials to suspend all fraternities for the semester. phi kappa psi was vandalized. but as other outlets began to investigate, discrepancies emerged. jackie told "rolling stone" for instance, she was attacked while attending a date function with a fraternity member she met while working lifeguard shifts together at the university pool. in a statement, phi kappa psi said today, "as far as we have determined, no member of our fraternity worked at the aquatic center in any capacity during this time period. and the chapter did not have a date function or social event during the weekend of september 28, 2012." today, "rolling stone's" manage editor will dana released this statement, "there now appear to be discrepancies in jackie's account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced." some of those discrepancies might have come to light sooner if the magazine had reached out to jackie's alleged attackers. but dana says "we decided to honor
s phi kappa psi fraternity. the story led school officials to suspend all fraternities for the semester. phi kappa psi was vandalized. but as other outlets began to investigate, discrepancies emerged. jackie told "rolling stone" for instance, she was attacked while attending a date function with a fraternity member she met while working lifeguard shifts together at the university pool. in a statement, phi kappa psi said today, "as far as we have determined, no member of our...
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and two, believe this is what fraternities are fundamentally. they're criminal organization with these horrible sociopath i mosjanis -- >> you are not allowed to stand up for the accused. if you do, the women who want to believe women who are making rape claims immediately look at you as a rape sympathizer, a bizarre defender of an evil rapist rather than an open minded person who just wants to explore what the real facts are. >> right. it's perfectly possible to believe two things at once. most women are telling the truth when they say they've been raped. >> they are. the stats show it. >> but not all of them are. >> right. >> so that's why you have to have a critical mind about it. that's why also importantly women who have been raped have to go to the police. if this happened and she didn't go to the police, she was letting these guys go free to do it again. >> she wasn't even willing to tell people the name of the man she was accusing. this happened a couple years ago. wasn't even willing to tell her friends and others the name of the man th
and two, believe this is what fraternities are fundamentally. they're criminal organization with these horrible sociopath i mosjanis -- >> you are not allowed to stand up for the accused. if you do, the women who want to believe women who are making rape claims immediately look at you as a rape sympathizer, a bizarre defender of an evil rapist rather than an open minded person who just wants to explore what the real facts are. >> right. it's perfectly possible to believe two things...
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the fraternity said there was no event at the night of the attack. "rolling stone" published an apology calling trust in jackie misplaced. dunn called it victim blaming. >> what's wrong with saying her story doesn't add up the way it does, we are saying it out loud. why is that victim blaming. >> jackie heard the trust. survivors cannot remember details because of dishonesty, but because of trauma. i have a lot of discrepancy. i didn't know the date i was raped. it was after i went to the police, i went in a calendar, figured out what happened. i had no idea. >> tell me what happens in the mind of a rape victim. once you've been traumatized, how are the details distorted? >> it's a great question. during the moments of trauma you are in survival mode. i disattached from my body. my eyes were open. i was in and out of consciousness at different points. a lot is vague details. i know enough to know i was harped, and the next morning i have zero memory of what happened. i woke up in a strange place next to someone, i was naked. in that moment i was just
the fraternity said there was no event at the night of the attack. "rolling stone" published an apology calling trust in jackie misplaced. dunn called it victim blaming. >> what's wrong with saying her story doesn't add up the way it does, we are saying it out loud. why is that victim blaming. >> jackie heard the trust. survivors cannot remember details because of dishonesty, but because of trauma. i have a lot of discrepancy. i didn't know the date i was raped. it was...
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when you have officials close to the fraternity saying that the fraternity party where the alleged gange took place didn't happen on the night it was supposed to have happen. and the accuser changing her story to the rolling stones as from 5 to 7 assailants. why did the reporter sabrina, not get or try harder to find out what the men were accusing the men on the campus. they knew who the guys are. and we have basic details questioned and jackie's own friends not believing her account. and rolling stones brushed away the questions and what you read is not a retraction, but throwing up your hands and saying we are not sure we can believe that story and it absolutely rocked the university of virginia campus. that story happens to be on their website at this hour. how normal is that? don't you usually take that down when there are questions of this magnitude? >> i think we are seeing the final stages here, the lawyer for the fraternity who is coming out with a at the same time and i think we, the rolling stones will not have much choiceç buto retract the story. it is impossible with no nam
when you have officials close to the fraternity saying that the fraternity party where the alleged gange took place didn't happen on the night it was supposed to have happen. and the accuser changing her story to the rolling stones as from 5 to 7 assailants. why did the reporter sabrina, not get or try harder to find out what the men were accusing the men on the campus. they knew who the guys are. and we have basic details questioned and jackie's own friends not believing her account. and...
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their exposed in a rolling stone article and led to suspending all fraternity and sorry errority -- >> if it is a hoax, i think we can all be glad that it did not happen to her. interestingly, richard bradley has a blog. it's richardbradley.net, and he was an editor for george magazine. on his blog he wrote some questions because he had been dp dupeded as an editor into believing steven glass a writer who ichbs denltly was in the same journalism class in college. he was making people think, does this story really hold up? and subsequent reporting have proven that this looks like it's all a hoax. >> right. right. so, i saw this story come out today, let me get this straight, a major u.s. publication is a poll jazzing for not fact checking a story that accuses gang rape by a major united states university, by the way, one of the most respected universities in the country, they didn't fact check. so the time between the rape and rolling stone publishing that piece, they had plenty of time to fact check, they had plenty of time to go kablg the accused rapists there, so they ran with the s
their exposed in a rolling stone article and led to suspending all fraternity and sorry errority -- >> if it is a hoax, i think we can all be glad that it did not happen to her. interestingly, richard bradley has a blog. it's richardbradley.net, and he was an editor for george magazine. on his blog he wrote some questions because he had been dp dupeded as an editor into believing steven glass a writer who ichbs denltly was in the same journalism class in college. he was making people...
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we don't know if it was a different fraternity, she got the name wrong. that's what police do, journalists do. >> "the washington post" interviewed her and went though a number of details. there are a number of important details in this case in which there's some contradictory evidence, but talk to me about what this means for survivors in this country, and this is a high profile case. it got a huge amount of attention, everyone talked about it. and now this. what does it mean for other survivors. >> i think it's reinforcing the message that we should not ever give to victims, that if you are not perfect, if you don't remember everything, you'll likely be disbelieved. that is unfortunate. rolling stone should have acknowledged it did not fact check. to place it on jackie is victim blaming. so many were victimize. i consistent believe it. it took journalists vetting my story, doing all the details to verify the truth of the statement. that is horrible for victims to go through so much to be believed. we don't scrutinise perpetrators to that degree. we allo
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fraternities shut down, investigations launched. but tonight, a stunning statement about the young woman at the center of the story. rolling stone saying that their trust in her was misplaced. linsey davis with the new outrage already. >> reporter: stunning turn of events tonight to the claims of alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. discrepancies in jackie's account are surfacing. rolling stone apologizing, expressing regret that they never contacted the alleged attackers. in november, the campus was rocked when the article described a violent rape by seven members of the fraternity. but here's where doubt has been cast on three key allegations. first, the fraternity denies there was a social event that weekend. and second, they say initiations only happen in the spring, and third, according to the article, jackie says that she was lured there by a member of the aquatic center who worked with her. but according to the fraternity, none of its members worked there at the time. the fraternity saying, their initial doubts as
fraternities shut down, investigations launched. but tonight, a stunning statement about the young woman at the center of the story. rolling stone saying that their trust in her was misplaced. linsey davis with the new outrage already. >> reporter: stunning turn of events tonight to the claims of alleged gang rape at the university of virginia. discrepancies in jackie's account are surfacing. rolling stone apologizing, expressing regret that they never contacted the alleged attackers. in...
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when the story broke, it was about something that allegedly happened at one fraternity.he suspended for the balance of to term all of the fraternities and all the sororities obviously including nearly all of them that weren't involved in this at all and it now appears that the fraternity that was supposed to be involved wasn't either. so she said she's sensitive to that, but she has a peculiar way of showing it. she's not lifted the suspension and talking about all these practices she'll put in place next semester. there have been other incidents, the terrible case of the young woman kidnapped and they later found her remains buried far outside town. this question of personal safety is on the minds of parents and the president of the university might want to reassure them in some way. but she's talking about having an extra police that's the place that's the heart of the school's activities. she's talking about putting uniformed people around called ambassadors, begins to sound like cuba. >> they're talking about no alcohol at any of the parties and sober monitor. it's c
when the story broke, it was about something that allegedly happened at one fraternity.he suspended for the balance of to term all of the fraternities and all the sororities obviously including nearly all of them that weren't involved in this at all and it now appears that the fraternity that was supposed to be involved wasn't either. so she said she's sensitive to that, but she has a peculiar way of showing it. she's not lifted the suspension and talking about all these practices she'll put in...
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. >> still ahead -- a fraternity at a local university at the center of imillion dollar lawsuit. disturbing allegations we are hearing. >> a high-ranking congressman is facing criticism for a speech that he gave to a group and how that group has connections with the ku klux klan. >> he is not part is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 queen mattress set only $1199.98. plus 24 month special financing on all beds. know better sleep with sleep number. >> friends of a cyclist who was hit and killed by an episcopal bishop of a memorial service tonight. the applicable -- the diocese says that heather cook left the scene in return 20 minutes later. friends of tom palermo say that lost time might have made a difference. >> i don't know if medical attention would have made any difference in the outcome. certainly, just the comfort of having someone there would have made a difference. >> cook is the diocese's first woman bishop and is now on administrative leave. bal
. >> still ahead -- a fraternity at a local university at the center of imillion dollar lawsuit. disturbing allegations we are hearing. >> a high-ranking congressman is facing criticism for a speech that he gave to a group and how that group has connections with the ku klux klan. >> he is not part is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 queen mattress set...
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fraternity shut down for a time. investigation launched. lindsay davis now with new outrage. stunning turn of events tonight to those claims of alleged gang rape at one of america most elite universities. discrepancy in jack aet alleged victim account of that night are beginning to surface. tonight rolling stone magazine now apologizing and expression regret that they never contacted the alleged attack investigators get their accounts. in november the elite campus was rocked when the article described in horrifying detail a violent rape by 7 members of the fraternity here during the first year at the university. but here's where doubt has been cast on 3 key allegations. first the fraternity deny there was social event at the house the weekend of the alleged rape. sec, the accuser says the rape was part of fall pledging ritual but the fraternity says initiation only happen in the spring. and third, according to the article jackie says she was lured to the fraternity by member who worked with her at the campus aquatic center but according to the fraternity none of the members w
fraternity shut down for a time. investigation launched. lindsay davis now with new outrage. stunning turn of events tonight to those claims of alleged gang rape at one of america most elite universities. discrepancy in jack aet alleged victim account of that night are beginning to surface. tonight rolling stone magazine now apologizing and expression regret that they never contacted the alleged attack investigators get their accounts. in november the elite campus was rocked when the article...
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what is the latest, what is the fraternity saying? >> reporter: good afternoon, poppy, i did get off the phone with a spokesperson for the fraternity the local chapter a little while ago. she told me a couple of things, one is several weeks before that article came out, the university and the fraternity made contact with local police, began working with them on that specific allegation and there is more, i want to read to you a little more of the statement they put out today. they said while individual undergraduate members were contacted by the rolling stone writers, a comment on the quote gang rape," they provided no information because they had none to provide. the allegations were surprising and shocking to them as they were to everyone else. to my knowledge, no member was contacted by the "rolling stone" fact checkers. as you mention, poppy, this comes a day after "rolling stone" battles and backs away on reporting and the woman at the center of that piece. poppy. >> and saying "rolling stone" saying a number of things, including
what is the latest, what is the fraternity saying? >> reporter: good afternoon, poppy, i did get off the phone with a spokesperson for the fraternity the local chapter a little while ago. she told me a couple of things, one is several weeks before that article came out, the university and the fraternity made contact with local police, began working with them on that specific allegation and there is more, i want to read to you a little more of the statement they put out today. they said...
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but the from fraternity says initiations only happen in the spring. third, according to "rolling stone," jackie says she was lured to the fraternity by someone who worked with her at the campus aquatic center, but they said none of the members worked there at that time. in a statement to abc news, university president teresa sullivan responding saying that the university remains first and foremost concerned with the care and support of our students. and especially any survivor of sexual assault. the allegations sparked protests at the university weeks ago and fueled a closer look into campus culture. a movement campus sexual assault advocates plan to still support. >> i hope we continue to pursue the changes that people were upset about. there were a lot of men and women who came forward. jackie still has a truth in many ways. >> reporter: charlottesville police say our purpose is to find the truth in any matter. these articles do not change our focus moving forward. some of jackie's close friends say they believe something traumatic may have happened
but the from fraternity says initiations only happen in the spring. third, according to "rolling stone," jackie says she was lured to the fraternity by someone who worked with her at the campus aquatic center, but they said none of the members worked there at that time. in a statement to abc news, university president teresa sullivan responding saying that the university remains first and foremost concerned with the care and support of our students. and especially any survivor of...
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and paddled as he pledged the fraternity in the fall of 2013. he said he approached the university and fraternity with his claims and was ignored. >> it is something that people know, but nothing is said. >> why do you think that is? >> shaman tradition, maybe because no one knows how to approach it. >> now, we have reached out to both the fraternity and the university for comment. we just heard back from the university, and what they are saying to us is they have a stringent anti-hazing policy that is coupled with a strong anti-hazing education program. the university considers hazing to be indefensible and contrary to the interests of the university community. we have also reached out to the fraternity which is located in baltimore, maryland. we contacted them five hours ago and still have not heard back from them. we will try again with hopes that we would have some response coming up at 5:00. reporting live from the satellite center, suzanne kennedy. >> thank you. montgomery county residents are being told to still put out their garbage even
and paddled as he pledged the fraternity in the fall of 2013. he said he approached the university and fraternity with his claims and was ignored. >> it is something that people know, but nothing is said. >> why do you think that is? >> shaman tradition, maybe because no one knows how to approach it. >> now, we have reached out to both the fraternity and the university for comment. we just heard back from the university, and what they are saying to us is they have a...
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at all. >> reporter: and the fraternity launched their own investigation.t did not have a social event that week. and that pledges and initiations take place only in the spring semester. and none of its members were lifeguards at the time. >> it's a big problem. the bigger problem is for "rolling stone." because they are a news organization and presented this as a news piece. this wasn't a fictional narrative. it was presented as fact. >> reporter: today, "rolling stone" apologized, saying in the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in jackie's account. and went on to express regret they never contacted the alleged attackers. >> i don't know what they did. in journalism, you try to get on the record things from every side. i got jackie's side with an incredible level of detail. but one level that was difficult to get from her was the other side. >> reporter: but today jackie told the "washington post" she's standing by her story. >> it's not uncommon for rape victims to not remember events in a chronological timeline. on top of that
at all. >> reporter: and the fraternity launched their own investigation.t did not have a social event that week. and that pledges and initiations take place only in the spring semester. and none of its members were lifeguards at the time. >> it's a big problem. the bigger problem is for "rolling stone." because they are a news organization and presented this as a news piece. this wasn't a fictional narrative. it was presented as fact. >> reporter: today,...
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not that they would take a response against the allegation against the fraternity. but they shut down everybody. i mean, like that to me showed that, i don't know what the world is going -- that made me think that uva was on the run or scared or something. that was bizarre. one thing to shut down the alleged offending place. but they shut everybody down. like what was with that? >> unfortunately, uva actually does have a little bit of a bad history as it pertains to this. in fact, not a single student has ever been expelled in the history of uva for sexual assault. a number of students are expelled for cheating. they have a sexual misconduct board that convenes. they have a an interesting way to handle there i say interesting tongue in cheek. i don't mean it literally to be interesting. the way they handle the sexual misconducted claims that come before it. >> there is a bottom line here. they panicked. >> do you know why i think they panicked? because they got so much heat when hannah graham which you went down to charlottesville to investigate. and all of a sudden
not that they would take a response against the allegation against the fraternity. but they shut down everybody. i mean, like that to me showed that, i don't know what the world is going -- that made me think that uva was on the run or scared or something. that was bizarre. one thing to shut down the alleged offending place. but they shut everybody down. like what was with that? >> unfortunately, uva actually does have a little bit of a bad history as it pertains to this. in fact, not a...
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the fraternity said pledging activities do not occur in the fall semester.check that one? no. our next guest did. taylor shapiro. taylor, first of all, we're
the fraternity said pledging activities do not occur in the fall semester.check that one? no. our next guest did. taylor shapiro. taylor, first of all, we're
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>> we have an attorney from the fraternity. here are some of the discrepancies they're pointing out. jackie claimed it was a member of the fraternity who was a lifeguard at the aquatic center who assaulted her. they said there is was no lifeguard at th the th the aquatic center at the time this event took place. and there were more discrepancies based on the article in the rolling stone. >> what had been the university's reactions through the initial parts of the rolling stone investigation? >> well, we spoke at that time after the article came out, al jazeera america spoke with the "rolling stone" author, and she said that the university had stone walled her reporting events. she spoke to us soon after the article came out. >> i think they've known for a long time that a great harm was done to this student and many students. they're only taking action now because there has been a great harm done to he's reputation, and it's always been paramount to them. >> of course now the reputation of "rolling stone" had taken a hit. now w
>> we have an attorney from the fraternity. here are some of the discrepancies they're pointing out. jackie claimed it was a member of the fraternity who was a lifeguard at the aquatic center who assaulted her. they said there is was no lifeguard at th the th the aquatic center at the time this event took place. and there were more discrepancies based on the article in the rolling stone. >> what had been the university's reactions through the initial parts of the rolling stone...
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the magazine has since back-pedalled, admitting it didn't ask the fraternity for its account. the group denied involvement and the magazine turned on the alleged victim. a sexual assault survivor we spoke with at uc berkeley says this about-face sends a dangerous message. >> survivors shouldn't be blamed because of poor journalism. then proceeded to say she was lying because the fraternity said it didn't happen the way she said it did. >> reaction to the original "rolling stone" article wcaused marches and meeting aggression sexual assaults on that campus. at uc berkeley there is a campuswide effort to raise awareness of sexual assault and a new consent law known as the yes means yes law here in california. >>> corruption rocking the san francisco police department. sergeant ian furminger and edmund robles have been found guilty of multiple corruption charges including theft of money and drugs taken during police raids. the case came to light after public defender found video evidence from surveillance cameras inside hotels in the tenderloin. during the trial officer vargas te
the magazine has since back-pedalled, admitting it didn't ask the fraternity for its account. the group denied involvement and the magazine turned on the alleged victim. a sexual assault survivor we spoke with at uc berkeley says this about-face sends a dangerous message. >> survivors shouldn't be blamed because of poor journalism. then proceeded to say she was lying because the fraternity said it didn't happen the way she said it did. >> reaction to the original "rolling...
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drew actually belongs to a different fraternity.article with the fimpl belief that it was accurate given all of these reports, however, we have come to the conclusion that we were mistaken in honoring jackie's request to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. these mistakes are on rolling stone, not on jackie." all right. that's still a synopsis of what is a four-paragraph long apology. yesterday's apology was three paragraphs long, and there are a few other changes in the language. joining me right now, defense attorney, tanya miller and judge glenda hatchet. good to see both of you. as you put, it you were all fired up about this. >> i was absolutely fired up, and -- >> how does this change the dynamics for you now, whether it be the believability of the story, of jackie's account, what it says about young ladies or anyone who is a slim of alleged sexual assault reporting? >> well, i think it's muddying the waters somewhat, but i am still very clear, fredericka, that is something is going on that needs a bigger f
drew actually belongs to a different fraternity.article with the fimpl belief that it was accurate given all of these reports, however, we have come to the conclusion that we were mistaken in honoring jackie's request to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. these mistakes are on rolling stone, not on jackie." all right. that's still a synopsis of what is a four-paragraph long apology. yesterday's apology was three paragraphs long, and there are a few other changes in...
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a short time ago, the fraternity responded a.pokesman saying this to cnn, quote, the allegations were as surprising and shocking to them as they were to everyone else. to my knowledge, no member was contacted by "rolling stone" fact checkers, end quosa, "rolling stone" admits they did not contact the alleged assaulters to get tear account. i want to speak to criminal defense attorney mark amara, the corner and they have a suit to sue on libel based on these statements? >> like sell difficult. the bigger the organization, the more difficult it is to be a plaintiff in a libel suit. could they, yes? this is an unfortunate set of circumstances. they probably want to get behind them as soon as possible. rolling stone is not doing their do you diligence before they come out with despicable allegations against an attorney and a now individuals of it. >> so how do you interpret the apology? because this comes, at least one week after the real firestorm of attention that came from this article in "rolling stone" magazine that, a, the frat
a short time ago, the fraternity responded a.pokesman saying this to cnn, quote, the allegations were as surprising and shocking to them as they were to everyone else. to my knowledge, no member was contacted by "rolling stone" fact checkers, end quosa, "rolling stone" admits they did not contact the alleged assaulters to get tear account. i want to speak to criminal defense attorney mark amara, the corner and they have a suit to sue on libel based on these statements?...
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based on that, the fraternity as a whole, the fraternity itself would certainly have a claim for libel against rolling stone for monetary damages they suffered as a result of this reputation damage. >> stand by for me, heather. what i want to share with the audience now, there is an apology we've been telling you about from rolling stone managing editor, will dana saying, quote, we're trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. we are taking this seriously and apologize to anyone who was affected by this story. is this enough, heather? >> no. the law in virginia is that even if you put out a retraction, it's not enough to undo the damage that's already been done. the idea that they're being sensitive and it's why we can't have different standards for sexual assault cases than we do for anything else, whether it be in the courtroom or in journalism. the standard has to be the same, to protect victims as well as those accused. so there is definitel
based on that, the fraternity as a whole, the fraternity itself would certainly have a claim for libel against rolling stone for monetary damages they suffered as a result of this reputation damage. >> stand by for me, heather. what i want to share with the audience now, there is an apology we've been telling you about from rolling stone managing editor, will dana saying, quote, we're trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now...
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the fraternity's international headquarters told us it is investigating. it released a statement, saying in part, "we are deeply concerned by this image. phi delta theta is a values-based organization and the lack of judgment associated with this image indicates a disconnect from those same values." >>> and from our delaware bureau now, there is help for parents whose children attend maurice moyer academic institution. at a meeting tonight, families can learn about enrolling their children in another school next year. that's because the charter for moyer is being revoked at the end of this school year. tonight's meeting is set for 6:00 at maurice moyer academic institute. >>> it is 5:48. happening today, three small businesses will celebrate their move into the philadelphia navy yard. mayor michael nutter will cut the ribbon on the new office space to be shared by graduates of the goldman sachs small business initiative. those businesses, we'll find out what they are, will use the renovated building previously used by an officers quarters. >>> and today, d
the fraternity's international headquarters told us it is investigating. it released a statement, saying in part, "we are deeply concerned by this image. phi delta theta is a values-based organization and the lack of judgment associated with this image indicates a disconnect from those same values." >>> and from our delaware bureau now, there is help for parents whose children attend maurice moyer academic institution. at a meeting tonight, families can learn about enrolling...
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>> i've spoken with members of the fraternity throughout my reporting.reached out to them from the very beginning because we wanted to make sure we got all sides of this story. they were hard-pressed. few people actually talked to us on the phone and if they did, they just said they didn't want to comment. obviously, they were under fire. they were under pressure. since then, people have already come forward to me saying they feel relief. they had even begun to doubt themselves. it's hard to say you know everything that goes on in a fraternity house in any weekend, but they now feel some sense of validity that their side was the truth from the very beginning. >> woodruff: what happens now at the university? are they investigating? we know from other reporting there were other rapes that reportedly had taken placer students have given accounts of that at the university. are those investigations continuing? what is the university saying going forward? >> it's pretty clear this article and other allegations from this resulted in some serious sort of soul se
>> i've spoken with members of the fraternity throughout my reporting.reached out to them from the very beginning because we wanted to make sure we got all sides of this story. they were hard-pressed. few people actually talked to us on the phone and if they did, they just said they didn't want to comment. obviously, they were under fire. they were under pressure. since then, people have already come forward to me saying they feel relief. they had even begun to doubt themselves. it's hard...
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no side staircase in the fraternity house or that jackie walked down after the attack and the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never a member of the fraternity. over the weekend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. in the meantime, we spoke to several of jackie's friends. they believe that something bad happened to her, but it has become clear there are things about the article that are i inaccura inaccurate. >> thanks, sara. >>> the israeli government is silent on the two air strikes on sunday. the syrian military and news agency and london-based opposition group says the planes dropping bombs were israeli. the two sources differ on the nature of the targets. >>> secretary of state john kerry says he is deeply disappointed and concerned that the washington post bureau chief in tehran has been charged four months after detained. what jason rezaian has been charged with is not known outside of the courtroom. he is denied to access and review of his case file. >> a blow to journalism. >>> we are learning more details about the
no side staircase in the fraternity house or that jackie walked down after the attack and the fraternity brother who jackie says brought her to the party was never a member of the fraternity. over the weekend, the campus remained focused on the broader issue of sexual assault. in the meantime, we spoke to several of jackie's friends. they believe that something bad happened to her, but it has become clear there are things about the article that are i inaccura inaccurate. >> thanks, sara....
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the man who jackie says lured her to the room was never even a member of the fraternity.one" revised its apology over the weekend to say it takes responsibility for any inaccuracies in the story, and the blame does not lie with jackie. on monday, the university announced it's establishing a committee to study cultural issues here at the university of virginia including sexual assaults and binge drinking. cnn, charlottesville, virginia. >> our thanks to sarah for that report. >>> consider this number, as of august 13th, 76 u.s. universities were under investigation for title 9 sexual violence violation. campus esexual assault has long garnered the attention of committee members. the senate will hold a hearing on that. congresswoman introduced a house bill she thinks will help solve the problem. tell me what it is designed to do, if you can get this passed? >> the heart legislation will require climate surveys at every university and college in this country that receives title 9 funds. it will require more training, it will require that there be proper notification to stude
the man who jackie says lured her to the room was never even a member of the fraternity.one" revised its apology over the weekend to say it takes responsibility for any inaccuracies in the story, and the blame does not lie with jackie. on monday, the university announced it's establishing a committee to study cultural issues here at the university of virginia including sexual assaults and binge drinking. cnn, charlottesville, virginia. >> our thanks to sarah for that report....
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this is a fraternity. police officers are in a fraternity and i don't think for one second that some of them told the truth. >> okay. well, you know what, we'll see whether or not this civil rights investigation brings up some -- >> this one, eric garner i believe will. >> we'll come back and you can come back and answer that one. thank you for being with us js thank you. >> coming u, sheriff davis clark on why he's disgusted with eric holder. and do police need to be retrained on how to be sensitive to the minority community? >>> in the coming days i will announce updated justice department guidance regarding profiling by federal law enforcement. this will institute rigorous new standards and best safeguards to help end racial profiling once and for all. >> that's attorney general eric holder's bold response to the michael brown and eric garner cases. but not everyone agrees. with me sheriff david clark of milwaukee, wisconsin. good evening. is he right? do we need to end racial profiling. >> he's way out
this is a fraternity. police officers are in a fraternity and i don't think for one second that some of them told the truth. >> okay. well, you know what, we'll see whether or not this civil rights investigation brings up some -- >> this one, eric garner i believe will. >> we'll come back and you can come back and answer that one. thank you for being with us js thank you. >> coming u, sheriff davis clark on why he's disgusted with eric holder. and do police need to be...