On November 19, 2014, Rolling Stone published the now retracted article by Sabrina Erdely titled "A Rape on Campus" about an alleged gang rape of a University of Virginia (UVA) student, Jackie Coakley. Jan. 9, 1954 - June 5, 2019. But as Smerconish wrote, "[S]he did not talk to all of Jackie's friends. [111] The Columbia report stated that "At Rolling Stone, every story is assigned to a fact-checker. But several days later, once a Washington Post story had poked massive holes in Coakleys story, Duffin turns more hostile. "[107], Over the course of 4 months, the Charlottesville Police spoke to 70 people, including Jackie's friends, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers, and employees at the UVA Aquatic Center, where Jackie worked. [15], Jackie's academic performance reportedly declined, and she became socially withdrawn due to emotional distress. When Camille Cosby spoke about the rape allegations against her husband Bill, she said: "We all followed the story of the article in the Rolling Stone concerning allegations of rape at the University of Virginia. They have also lived in Roxbury, MA and Dorchester, MA. [116], Rolling Stone fully retracted "A Rape on Campus" and removed the article from its website. [25] A few hours after the incident, several news groups received an anonymous letter claiming responsibility for the vandalism and demanding that the university implement harsher consequences for sexual assault (mandatory expulsion), conduct a review of all fraternities on campus, the resignation of Nicole Eramo, and the implementation of harm reduction policies at fraternity parties. Given the anti-violence, anti-rape climate we are in, it is. Just fucken stay out of her life so she can get the fuck over you and move onto me. For the first time since 2002, applications to the university dropped. Also known as Jackie Mcgovern | Jacquelin Mcgovern View Details AGE 28 Jacqueline R Mcgovern Stafford, VA Lived in Colchester CT | Goose Creek SC Related to Connor Mcgovern | John Coakley | Matthew Coakley | Ruth Garavalia | Sharon Coakley Also known as Jacqueline Coakley View Details AGE 65 Jacqueline R Mcgovern Richmond, VA View Details You act like youre entitled to her. "[78], On December 6, The Washington Post's media critic Erik Wemple called for all Rolling Stone staff who were involved with the story to be fired. A number of commentators accused the magazine of setting rape victims "back decades", while The Washington Post described the Rolling Stone story as a "catastrophe for journalism". Someone else kneels on her hair. 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The details have not been disclosed, but at least two members of the fraternity will be the beneficiary of the settlement. Some students "actually had to leave the room while they were reading [the article] because they were so upset." [80], Journalist Caitlin Flanagan, who wrote an expos in The Atlantic titled "The Dark Power of Fraternities: A yearlong investigation of Greek houses", told On the Media that she was concerned that Erdely's article could inhibit reforms of the Greek system. "[125][126], Phi Kappa Psi's national headquarters released the following statement: "That Rolling Stone sought to turn fiction into fact is shamefulThe discredited article has done significant damage to the ability of the chapter's members to succeed in their educational pursuits and besmirched the character of undergraduate students at the University of Virginia who did not deserve the spotlight of the media." Rolling Stone was hardly innocent, but this whole episode cost them whatever reputation remained.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. Others named Jackie Coakley. "[117] It points out that Rolling Stone staff were initially unwilling to recognize these deficiencies and denied a need for policy changes. And no one, from a university president on down, or on up, gets the notion that due process for the accused is actually a core principle of our justice system, to be applied before punishment is meted out.So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days?Well, she is married and is now "Jackie McGovern", living her life, la-la-la, scot-free despite being the central figure in a mammoth fraud that has cost people their jobs, institutions their reputations, and a magazine a spitload of money.And nobody nobody appears willing to take her to task, either in a civil suit (Rolling Stone might want to think about that) or in a criminal case, given that she perpetrated a massive fraud with some pretty serious consequences and material damages.Why not?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. Sullivan said: "I was plainly not prepared for what the story looked like. According to Charlottesville Police Capt. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Jackie's friends in the story have provided evidence since then that the man Rolling Stone calls "Drew" was electronically introduced to them as "Haven Monahan. "[87], Emily Renda, the university's project coordinator for sexual misconduct, policy and prevention declared that "Rolling Stone played adjudicator, investigator and advocate and did a slipshod job at that. ET Jackie Coakley gained infamy as the accuser at the center of a Rolling Stone story about rape at the University of Virginia that turned out to be fake, and now Coakley is under pressure from a Virginia court to reveal what she said to a reporter about the allegations. [16] [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. [31][32] Erdely defended her decision not to interview the accused by saying that the contact page on the fraternity's website "was pretty outdated". [32][71][72] Natasha Vargas-Cooper, a columnist at The Intercept, said that Erdely's decision not to interview the accused fraternity members showed "a horrendous, hidden bias the premise that none of these guys would tell the truth if asked", while a staff editorial in The Wall Street Journal charged that "Ms. Erdely did not construct a story based on facts, but went looking for facts to fit her theory. Virginia sorority members called the restrictions "unnecessary and patronizing". Rolling Stone falsely accused some University of Virginia students of heinous, criminal acts, and falsely depicted others as indifferent to the suffering of their classmate. On March 23, 2015, police noted that Jackie refused to cooperate with law enforcement during the investigation. to see all of them, at. [59][116] However, Coco McPherson, who is in charge of Rolling Stone's fact-checking operation, said, "I one-hundred percent do not think that the policies that we have in place failed. The fraternity said it would give a significant portion to victims advocacy groups. They have also lived in Newport, RI and Stafford, VA. Jacqueline is related to Joan C Connelly and Sharon Elizabeth Coakley as well as 3 additional people. Jackie's account generated much media attention, and UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended all fraternities. In the episode, Heather fabricates a gang rape at a fraternity. But I have a pretty good notion that she violated some serious criminal statutes; after all, participating in a fraud involving the mails (a magazine) or wire (somewhere along the line) is a Federal issue. The poster featured an image of Lena Dunham, whose own allegations of rape had recently come under scrutiny, and included a sidebar reference to "A Rape on Campus" that read "Our UVA Rape Apology: Ooops, we did it AGAIN!!! The text messages have been released as part of an ongoing $7.5 million defamation lawsuit brought by UVA Dean Nicole EramoagainstRolling Stone. He wrote:[86]. Subscribe please (its cheap!) Very little. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. Others named Jackie Coakley. [67], On October 24, 2016, in a video deposition, Jackie said, "I stand by the account I gave Rolling Stone. Jacqueline Coakley Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Plymouth County, MA. Jackie Coakley is a braty bitch Jackie Coakley is a pathetic psychopath Jackie Coakley is a stupid sociopath Jackie Coakley is a surreptious spermjacker( she lied about being on the pill to Connor McGovern to force a marriage) Last edited: Mar 31, 2016. 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. There's a new piece (usually three) from Bob every weekday here on Substack. It is almost impossible to easily summarize the texts,which reveal a positively byzantine effort to trick Duffin. Monahan:No you cant be friends with her fuck off leave her the fuck alone. "[73][74] Lauren Kling of the Poynter Institute criticized Rolling Stone for "blaming [the] source" instead of taking ownership of their own errors. And for the next three hours she's brutally raped and beaten, with Drew and another upperclassman supposedly shouting out instructions to the pledges, referring to Jackie as 'it'." Complaint, Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity v. Rolling Stone LLC, No. "[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. [170], Street artist Sabo papered Hollywood with posters styled like a Rolling Stone cover featuring the headline "Rape Fantasies and Why We Perpetuate Them". The same account was accessed on March 18, 2016, from inside ALTG, Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone LLP, Jackie's legal firm. Duffin: And its coming off as creepy. 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. "[118], Jann Wenner added that "Will Dana, the magazine's managing editor, and the editor of the article, Sean Woods, would keep their jobs." We dont know where you are. Rolling Stone, its publisher Jann Wenner, and the articles author Sabrina Rubin Erdely, were all found liable for defamationin November 2016. How honest are the intentions of Cosby's accusers? [48][49] After initially refusing to answer whether Jackie had access to or created the Haven Monahan email account, on May 31, 2016, Jackie's law firm filed court papers acknowledging they had recently accessed "Haven Monahan's" e-mail account for the purpose "of confirming that documents Eramo requested for the lawsuit were no longer in Jackie's possession. The two sides settled in April 2017 for an undisclosed amount. The magazine set aside or rationalized as unnecessary essential practices of reporting that, if pursued, would likely have led the magazine's editors to reconsider publishing Jackie's narrative so prominently, if at all. [98], In Erdely's story, Jackie is lured into an alleged seven-man rape by U. Va. upperclassman "Drew". We must, apparently, not give out the names of accusers even after they have been shown to be liars. You fucken preten to be a fucken girl. Jurez y 18 de Marzo Col. Centro, C.P 96360 Nanchital, Ver. Lindy West said that female rape victims will probably be less likely to report sexual assaults for fear of being questioned by "some teenage 4Channer". Both of those peoplewho attend different colleges and bear no resemblance to the description Jackie gave of her attackersaid in interviews that they knew of Jackie but did not know her well and did not have contact with her after she left for the University of Virginia. It wont work. [127] Phi Kappa Psi's national president Scott Noble stated that they were "now pursuing serious legal action toward Rolling Stone, the author and editor, and even Jackie". All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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. "[61], Rolling Stone's lawyer told jurors in a 2016 trial that Rolling Stone was victim of a "hoax" and a "fraud", and added with regard to Jackie: "the magazine's editorial staff was no match for Jackie 'she deceived us, and we do know it was purposeful'. [162] On November 7, 2016, the jury decided that Rolling Stone and Erdely were liable for $3 million in damages to Eramo. The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism audited the editorial processes that culminated in the article being published. Its been over a year sinceRolling Stones big story on an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia was exposed as a hoax, but the public has long lacked specific details about how UVA student Jackie Coakley concocted her wildly false story. A woman named Jackie Coakley, who was a student at UVa at the time, had an issue with a boy who was not paying her enough attention, or didn't see her as a romantic interest, or something like that. The report indicated the college students suffered disgust, emotion, and confusion. According to Goldberg, "It is an account of a sober, well-planned gang rape by seven fraternity pledges at the direction of two members. Erdely said that Jackie regained consciousness alone in the fraternity after 3 a.m. and fled the building blood-spattered and bruised, phoning three friends for help. Sullivan extended a voluntary ban on social activities for months after the article was punished, and required organizations to sign new agreements in order to resume such activities. A woman named Jackie Coakley (now McGovern), who was a student at UVa at the time, had an issue with a boy who was not paying her enough attention, or didn't see her as a romantic interest, or something like that. Text messages have finally been released showingCoakleys fictional Haven Monahan personality trying to catfish her crush Ryan Duffin. The Post did report, however, that Jackie appeared distraught after the rape allegedly took place. [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. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately appears to be proved untrue. "[55] But on December 5, 2014, Rolling Stone published an online apology, stating that there appeared to be "discrepancies" in the accounts of Erdely's sources and that their trust in the accuser was misplaced. "[26] Four participants who were sitting on the steps to the Phi Kappa Psi house were arrested on trespassing charges for refusing to move when police officers asked them to leave. And were still friends, and shes moving on. Eramo was awarded $3 million in damages. [17][39][40] Sandra Menendez, a student who claimed to have been interviewed by Erdely but who was not directly quoted in the article, told CNN that she and others became uncomfortable after speaking with Erdely, concluding she had "an agenda". Kiss'n Santa by Jacki McGovern. In exchange for discussing her story with Post reporters, The Post agreed in late 2014 not to report her full name. The magazine itself was punished with a blow to its credibility and the settlements. Initially, Duffin pretends to be a girl named Brianna, having been told by Coakley to correspond with Monahan to find out if he liked her. I offer our community's genuine gratitude for their devotion and perseverance in their service. Prior to the date, they attempted to locate him in a student directory and were unable to find evidence that he existed. 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