Now, WTVR has released almost 50 pages of text messages showing correspondence between Coakley and Duffin, as well as a month-long correspondence between Duffin and Monahan, who appears to have simply been Coakley all along. "[89] Writing in Politico two days after the "story fell apart", Julia Horowitz, deputy editor of the university's campus newspaper, described the feeling among students: "The campusrelatively oversaturated with emotion after a semester of significant traumafeels as if it is on stand-by, poised in anticipation of where the next torrent of news will take us. "[135][136][137], The Rolling Stone article had a negative effect on applications to the University of Virginia. Facebook gives people the power. 60s. "[117] It points out that Rolling Stone staff were initially unwilling to recognize these deficiencies and denied a need for policy changes. [156], 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. Jackie Coakley can't hide her secrets any longer. [58], The New York Observer stated that Rolling Stone deputy managing editor Sean Woods (the editor directly responsible for the article)[59] tendered his resignation to the magazine's owner, Jann Wenner. the original story was told by a young woman named jackie coakley identified only as "jackie" in the article who said she was taken on a date by a handsome member of the phi kappa psi. Columbia published Groves' letter, where he contrasts video[132] 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". She said: "I think we've gone backwards 30 years. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. She said her initial reaction was surprise and "a certain air of disbelief" because during her 44-minute interview for the story, Erdely never brought up Jackie or asked about any of the allegations made in the article. "[17], In Erdely's story, Jackie disclosed to friends Cindy, Andy, and Randall the identity of her date to the fraternity party and said that he was the ringleader of the rape. jacqueline and Connor McGovern from Stafford, VA have registered at for their wedding on October 15, 2015. . [122] Dana was replaced by Jason Fine, the managing editor of Men's Journal. [15] The university would not take further action unless Jackie disclosed the names of the individuals or the fraternity involved. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. The Washington Times determined "Drew"'s "telephone" and "Blackberry" numbers were in fact "Internet phone 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". All of this, we might point out, happened only because a petulant, amoral female student wanted attention, and because the climate against sexual assault has risen to where the assumption is of guilt rather than innocence. The media commentators noted that the claims of a rape culture's existence on campuses was not supported by U.S. government statistics or other measures. Jackie's friends Cindy, Andy, and Randall had become suspicious as to whether Jackie's date to the fraternity party where she was allegedly raped was a real person. Jackie McGovern Director of Contracts, Office of Health Insurance Programs at New York State Department of Health Albany, New York, United States 139 followers 139 connections Join to connect. [15] Get introduced. Send tips toblake@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. [41], The article uses the pseudonym "Drew" to refer to a third-year student at the University of Virginia who takes Jackie to the fraternity party where the alleged rape takes place. According to Goldberg, "It is an account of a sober, well-planned gang rape by seven fraternity pledges at the direction of two members. I offer our community's genuine gratitude for their devotion and perseverance in their service. [8][9], On January 12, 2015, Charlottesville Police officials told UVA that an investigation had failed to find any evidence confirming the events in the Rolling Stone article. The report indicated the college students suffered disgust, emotion, and confusion. At the chapter house party, Jackie alleged in the article, her date led her to a bedroom where she was gang raped by several fraternity members as part of their initiation ritual. UVA President Teresa Sullivan acknowledged that the story was discredited. Prior to the date, they attempted to locate him in a student directory and were unable to find evidence that he existed. Jacqueline Coakley Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Plymouth County, MA. A year later, a judge dismissed their lawsuit, claiming the articles details about the attackers are too vague and remote from the plaintiffs circumstances to be of and concerning them.. 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. But several days later, once a Washington Post story had poked massive holes in Coakleys story, Duffin turns more hostile. "[68][69] WCAV of Charlottesville, Virginia, published the audio of Jackie's 2014 statements to Erdely. [47], 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. [158] 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". When asked if Dana's departure was influenced by the debacle surrounding Erdely's article, the magazine's publisher responded that "many factors go into a decision like this". "[50], "Haven Monahan", as reported by T. Rees Shapiro, "ultimately appeared to be a combination of names belonging to people Jackie interacted with while in high school in Northern Virginia. Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers. View Jacqueline Mcgovern's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. The original story was told by a young woman named Jackie Coakley identified only as Jackie in the article who said she was taken on a date by a handsome member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia, and then led back to the fraternity house where several other members of the fraternity violently gang-raped her on top of a broken glass table. The text messages have been released as part of an ongoing $7.5 million defamation lawsuit brought by UVA Dean Nicole EramoagainstRolling Stone. ", "Why Did Rolling Stone Writer Choose UVA, Not Vanderbilt, for Gang Rape Expos? You act like youre entitled to her. [173][174], Response of fraternity and sorority groups, Columbia University School of Journalism's investigation. You fucken preten to be a fucken girl. Font Size: 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. Jackie Mcgovern. [165][166] In September 2016, the magazine sought to have the lawsuit dismissed; however, a circuit court judge ruled that the suit could proceed. The same account was accessed on March 18, 2016, from inside ALTG, Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone LLP, Jackie's legal firm. This causes a hostile reaction from Monahan, and the conversation ends shortly after. In the post, he asked: "Is Vanderbilt just not as sexy a story as UVA? All rights reserved. [162] On November 7, 2016, the jury decided that Rolling Stone and Erdely were liable for $3 million in damages to Eramo. They said that no pledges were resident in the fraternity at the time Erdely claimed. [110] 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. [24], 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. And in this case, our judgement was wrong. She decided to get the attention she wanted, by making up a completely baseless story about having been gang-raped at a fraternity house, Phi Kappa Psi (colloquially referred to as Phi Psi). But, just as in the Duke Lacrosse case, many of the people who enabled the false accusation and unfairly deemed the fraternity as guilty from the start were unharmed by the article. [160] On November 4, 2016, after 20 hours of deliberation,[161] a jury consisting of eight women and two men found Rolling Stone, the magazine's publisher and Erdely liable for defaming Eramo. It wont work. Copyright 2014-2021 by Robert SuttonLike what you read here? [153] According to Miltenberg, he specializes in "defamation and complex internet and First Amendment issues". A return to sanity is called for before more wreckage occurs. [112] The Columbia Journalism Review called the story "this year's media-fail sweepstakes". Monahan:You fucked this up for me. What distinguished the UVA story from anything else ever reported was that the assault did not involve drugs or alcohol, required elaborate planning, and involved so many people that the perps could not have reasonably expected to get away with ita confluence of factors that caused the allegations to have substantially more in common with ones that ultimately proved to be false, like the Duke lacrosse case and Tawana Brawley incident. The fact that Jackie had a romantic interest in Randall was also noted by other news media. 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. UVA President Teresa Sullivan still has her job, even though she prematurely punished the entire Greek system at the university in the wake of the article. Jan. 30 2016, Updated 4:58 p.m. Along with the bizarre Haven Monahan text messages, WTVR also released text messages between Duffin and Coakley following the release of Rolling Stones article. Select this result to view Jacqueline Rose Coakley's phone number, address, and more. On April 5, 2015, Rolling Stone retracted the article and published the independent report on the publication's history.[1]. Just fucken stay out of her life so she can get the fuck over you and move onto me. But it wont be to you if you keep acting the way you do towards her. The best result we found for your search is Jacqueline Rose Coakley age 20s in Colchester, CT. Such false depictions reinforce the reluctance sexual assault victims already feel about reporting their experience, lest they be doubted or ignored. Marc Robert Mullenix. "[76] Merlan had also labeled journalist Richard Bradley's doubts about the article a "giant ball of shit". At the same time, she was enabled by adults who should have known better, but instead enabled her, apparently because they couldnt believe someone would lie about something so horrific. So it took me a day or two to admit that I found many of Erdely's details unrecognizable. ", to become a weapon of revenge. More than three years after Rolling Stone published the most significant false accusation of rape since the Duke Lacrosse hoax, the saga is officially over for the magazine. "[171], Law & Order: SVU featured an episode titled "Devastating Story" in its 16th season whose plot was based on the UVA case. [27], 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. [154], 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". Now, thats no longer the case. "[119], In response to these statements, Megan McArdle wrote in Bloomberg View, "Rolling Stone can't even apologize right. Irresponsible journalism unjustly damaged the reputations of many innocent individuals and the University of Virginia. Unlock premium content, ad-free browsing, and access to comments for just $4/month. [45] How honest are the intentions of Cosby's accusers? Jurez y 18 de Marzo Col. Centro, C.P 96360 Nanchital, Ver. Had they done so, of course, they might have realized that some of the names in the account didn't exist, and that there was no party at all at the Phi Psi house on the night Miss Coakley claimed to have been assaulted at, she claimed, a party.Rolling Stone ran the story anyway, to their journalistic and financial detriment. The three named brothers filed their lawsuit in July 2015, seven months after the article was published. Subscribe please (its cheap!) Monahan, meanwhile, displays stalker-likebehavior and makes heavy use of almost every brand of profanity. The story portrayed University staff members as manipulative and callous toward victims of sexual assault. If this allegation alone hadn't triggered an all-out scramble at Rolling Stone for more corroboration, nothing would have. [164], On November 9, 2015, Phi Kappa Psi filed a $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone in state court "to seek redress for the wanton destruction caused to Phi Kappa Psi by Rolling Stone's intentional, reckless, and unethical behavior". "[88] Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox, meanwhile, tweeted that "I was wrong to give it [the Rolling Stone story] credence. [17] In Rolling Stone's version, Jackie's friends discouraged her from going to the hospital to protect her reputation and because Andy and Randall planned to rush fraternities and worried their association with Jackie might hurt their chances if she reported it. Duffin: And its coming off as creepy. [116], Rolling Stone fully retracted "A Rape on Campus" and removed the article from its website. [15], According to Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah Goldberg's summary of the story, on September 28, 2012, Jackie, a freshman at UVA, had a date with a Phi Kappa Psi member "Drew", a junior at UVA. Shortly after this tweet, the article began to fall apart. Jackie's account generated much media attention, and UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended all fraternities. Haven Monahan? "[62], Erdely publicly apologized for the article on April 5, 2015,[63] though her apology did not include any mention of the fraternity, or the members of the fraternity who were accused. Clearly, Coakley was an emotionally disturbed individual, and many shy away from taking on someone like that even if they did hurt other people (even though we could claim that anyone who commits a heinous crime is also disturbed). [133] Erdely furthermore reported that Office for Civil Rights Assistant Secretary Catherine E. Lhamon called Grove's statements at the meeting (as misreported by Erdely) "deliberate and irresponsible". [113][114], The fact-checker concluded that Ryan "Randall" under pseudonym had not been interviewed, but that the article had pretended he had been. In the episode, Heather fabricates a gang rape at a fraternity. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. Rolling Stone ran the story anyway, to their journalistic and financial detriment. 3 The third result is Jacqueline Rose Coakley age 20s in Colchester, CT. 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