[37], Bruce Shapiro of Columbia University said that an engaged and empathetic reporter will be concerned about inflicting new trauma on the victim: "I do think that when the emotional valence of a story is this high, you really have to verify it." Publisher Jann Wenner agreed to sell his share of the magazine in 2017, meaning he would walk away with millions. The case is actually similar to that of Jackie Coakley, who told students and staff at the University of Virginia and a reporter for Rolling Stone that she had been gang-raped as part of a fraternity initiation. Then in June 2017, the magazine settled with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity for $1.65 million. June 2016. 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. No effort short of all that qualifies as journalism. 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". 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. 2 others named Jackie Coakley are on LinkedIn . It is almost impossible to easily summarize the texts,which reveal a positively byzantine effort to trick Duffin. No one supplied evidence to corroborate Jackie's accusations of a gang rape happening or that the accused rapist, supposedly named "Drew" or "Haven Monahan", even existed. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. They were the result of a wanton journalist who was more concerned with writing an article that fulfilled her preconceived narrative about the victimization of women on American college campuses, and a malicious publisher who was more concerned about selling magazines to boost the economic bottom line for its faltering magazine, than they were about discovering the truth or actual facts. Now, that's no longer the case. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. Phi Kappa Psi countered by noting that there had been no party held on the night of the alleged attack and no pledges resided in the house at that time of year. [64] The Columbia Journalism Review called the apology "a grudging act of contrition". 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).She was then connected to the good folks at Rolling Stone magazine, which ignored all journalistic standards by publishing the account calling her just "Jackie" to protect her identity, mind you without doing a shred of research to validate any of the facts of the story. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. Marc Robert Mullenix. The first settlement the magazine had to pay was to former UVA dean Nicole Eramo, who was portrayed as the chief villain in the story and as someone who was callous and indifferent to rape accusations from students. Duffin: And its coming off as creepy. Text messages have finally been released showingCoakleys fictional Haven Monahan personality trying to catfish her crush Ryan Duffin. Some students "actually had to leave the room while they were reading [the article] because they were so upset." The collateral damage included a UVa dean, as well as the entire Greek system there and, well, no one thinks a lot of Teresa Sullivan anymore either. A few days later, hundreds of people participated in a protest and march organized by UVA faculty as "part of a series of responses to the recently published Rolling Stone article". 3 The third result is Jacqueline Rose Coakley age 20s in Colchester, CT. Erdely wrote that Randall was no longer friends with Jackie and, "citing his loyalty to his own frat, declined to be interviewed". AGE. Initially, Duffin praises Coakley for having the bravery to come forward, and apologized that he never realized the magnitude of Jackies alleged rape, which he appears to believe actually happened. [70], The Washington Post journalist Erik Wemple criticized the story's graphic details of the alleged crime and said that it was hard to believe due to the "diabolical" description. Why has the name changed since then?. It's been over a year since Rolling Stone's 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. 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. [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 third result is Jakie G Coakley age 50s in Mattapan, MA in the Wellington Hill neighborhood. Monahan:You fucked this up for me. It was later revealed Erdely had not interviewed any of the men accused of the rape. [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. [77], Fellow Jezebel writer Jia Tolentino wrote an analysis of Erdely's story and reported on fraternity rush after the Rolling Stone article was discredited. [170], Street artist Sabo papered Hollywood with posters styled like a Rolling Stone cover featuring the headline "Rape Fantasies and Why We Perpetuate Them". All rights reserved. [116], Rolling Stone fully retracted "A Rape on Campus" and removed the article from its website. Someone gets between her legs. 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. Jackie Coakley, beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away June 5, 2019 in Portland. During the trial, it was revealed that Rolling Stone removed information that cast Eramo in a favorable light. Erdely wanted to tell the story of a campus body and university administration behaving indifferently to an unspeakable crime. "[118], Jann Wenner added that "Will Dana, the magazine's managing editor, and the editor of the article, Sean Woods, would keep their jobs." [59] Wenner laid blame for the magazine's failures on Jackie. 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. UVA President Teresa Sullivan acknowledged that the story was discredited. View Jackie's full profile. [91] On December 8, the University of Virginia restated their original decision that the suspensions would be lifted on the resumption of classes in the new term, on January 9. The two sides settled in April 2017 for an undisclosed amount. "[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. Jackie Lynn McGovern. 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. The gang rape lies she produced were also part of that same protracted attempt to enter into a relationship with Ryan Duffin. [citation needed]. 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. "[157] In February 2016, the judge in the lawsuit ordered Jackie to appear at a deposition on April 5, 2016. So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days? Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers. Rolling Stone was hardly innocent, but this whole episode cost them whatever reputation remained. 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. 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!!! "[117] It points out that Rolling Stone staff were initially unwilling to recognize these deficiencies and denied a need for policy changes. A former student who graduated in 2013 said "the day [the article] came out was the most emotionally grueling of my life. "Drew" eventually sent a photo of "himself" to Jackie's friends, but "the man depicted in that photograph never attended U. Va" and was a high-school classmate of Jackie. They came to the conclusion that they were comfortable" with not making it clear to readers that they had never contacted Ryan. No one says 'UVrApe'; no one I know has ever heard the Rugby Road-themed 'traditional fight song' that poetically ('fuck for 50 cents'/'panties on the fence') separated the article's sections Jackie was lying, and railroaded into the spotlight on a story that now appears to be a PTSD-laced delusional flashback. [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. to see all of them, at robertsutton.substack.com. Prior to the date, they attempted to locate him in a student directory and were unable to find evidence that he existed. 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". 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