They went on to call for Rolling Stone to "fully and unconditionally retract its story and immediately remove the story from its website". Had they done so, of course, they might have realized that some of the. [15] [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. The magazine itself was punished with a blow to its credibility and the settlements. There's some reporting on the university's culture, which shouldn't be taken seriously in light of the fraud exposed by the police; there's some reporting on the university leadership's approach to the issue, which shouldn't be taken seriously in light of the fraud exposed by the police. Jackie Lynn McGovern. . [23] We dont know where you are. Nor do I think her characterization of my interview was fair. Will Dana, who was the managing editor of the magazine at the time the false story was published, left the magazine in 2015, but was not fired. After both the Charlottesville Police press conference and Columbia University's investigative report, UVA President Teresa Sullivan released the following statement: Rolling Stone's story, 'A Rape on Campus', did nothing to combat sexual violence, and it damaged serious efforts to address the issue. . The media should publish the name of the UVA rape hoax girl, Jackie Coakley. Forward it to your friends! It is almost impossible to easily summarize the texts,which reveal a positively byzantine effort to trick Duffin. They have also lived in Charleston, SC. 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Student 'Jackie' to Sit for Deposition in Rolling Stone Lawsuit", "Jury says Rolling Stone article defamed UVa administrator | Local", "Rolling Stone trial: Jury finds magazine liable for defamation for discredited rape story Nov. 4, 2016", "In Rolling Stone Defamation Case, Magazine and Reporter Ordered to Pay $3 Million", "U-Va. "[93], On December 8, 2014, ABC News reported that the person quoted by Erdely as alleging a rape at Phi Kappa Psi had retained an attorney. University of Wyoming student Meghan Lanker-Simons accused herself of rape on FB. Select this result to view Jacqueline Rose Coakley's phone number, address, and more. Used To Live In. [165][166] In September 2016, the magazine sought to have the lawsuit dismissed; however, a circuit court judge ruled that the suit could proceed. Jackie Coakley, beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away June 5, 2019 in Portland. Emotional liar and false accuser Jackie Coakley's lawyers admit that their client, fake rape girl Jackie, invented her rapist. ", "University urged to end Greek groups' suspension", "UVA Issues Statement Regarding Fraternal Suspension", "Police clear U-Va. fraternity, say rape did not happen there", "The Washington Post Inches Closer to Calling the UVA Gang Rape Story a Fabrication", "Report: Rolling Stone rape article 'journalistic failure', "Updated: Jurors Hear From 'Jackie's' Friends in Rolling Stone Trial", "New Questions Raised About Rolling Stone's UVA Rape Story", "What Happened to Jackie? "[118], Jann Wenner added that "Will Dana, the magazine's managing editor, and the editor of the article, Sean Woods, would keep their jobs." According to Charlottesville Police Capt. [94] Wenner, who was reportedly "furious" at Erdely's story, declined to accept the resignation. 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.. So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days? "[143] Writing for Bloomberg, Zara Kessler observed that, "suddenly, every Cosby accuser is a potential 'Jackie'although we don't yet know precisely what it means to be a 'Jackie.' UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and several fraternity members later filed lawsuits against Erdely and Rolling Stone. [45] "[144], The North American Interfraternity Conference and the National Panhellenic Council, meanwhile, announced that they had retained the services of Squire Patton Boggs to lobby the U.S. Congress to take action to ensure that Greek-letter organizations are protected from future accusations of the kind leveled in Erdely's article. [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. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover . 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). After the date, they allegedly went to a party at his fraternity house, where he brought her to a dark bedroom upstairs and "a heavy person jumps on top of her. [142], Several commentators hypothesized that allegations of rape against Bill Cosby, which surfaced at the same time as the publication of "A Rape on Campus", would be less damaging to the comedian as a result of the seeming collapse of the Rolling Stone story. No further messages are exchanged between the two. 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. 2160250. jacqueline and Connor McGovern from Stafford, VA have registered at for their wedding on October 15, 2015. . 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. [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. Cola and The Water Lilies by Jacki McGovern. The 2nd Circuit reversed Castels decision in September 2017, after Rolling Stone had reached settlements on two other lawsuits brought in the wake of the infamous article. Jump With Joy by Jacki McGovern. Jackie Coakley, Rolling Stone's Rape Culture Icon, Is A Liar. On April 5, 2015, Rolling Stone retracted the article and published the independent report on the publication's history.[1]. [1][5] The article claimed that a UVA student Jackie Coakley had been taken to a party hosted by UVA's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity by a fellow student. Jackie's account generated much media attention, and UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended all fraternities. The three friends disclosed to ABC News their actual names Alex Stock's pseudonym was "Andy", Kathryn Hendley's was "Cindy", Ryan (Duffin) was "Randall"[99] and went on record that on the night of the alleged event Jackie told the two men that she was forced to fellate five men while a sixth stood by. [112] The Columbia Journalism Review called the story "this year's media-fail sweepstakes". In an interview with The New York Times, he called her, "a really expert fabulist storyteller", and added, "obviously there is something here that is untruthful, and something sits at her doorstep. [18] Two years later, in search of a college student to feature in a story about sexual assaults that occur at a prestigious university, Erdely interviewed Renda, who suggested Jackie for the story and made the introduction. Later media analysis of photos Jackie showed her friends of her date demonstrated that they were pictures taken from the public social media profile of a former high-school classmate of Jackie, who was not a student of the University of Virginia, did not live in the Charlottesville area, and was out of state at an athletic competition the day of the alleged attack. Virginia Attorney-General Mark Herring said he found it "deeply troubling that Rolling Stone magazine is now publicly walking away from its central storyline in its bombshell report on the University of Virginia without correcting what errors its editors believe were made. [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. That's what they'd do if a man did this, like how Jussie Smollet was shamed by everyone for his hoax. [26] A student quoted in The Daily Progress said that men at a nearby bar were "quick to yell 'insults and slurs' at the protesters as they walked by". Please. 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. Unlock premium content, ad-free browsing, and access to comments for just $4/month. 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. "[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'. Eventually, Duffin becomes suspicious and insists he wants to speak with Monahan verbally instead of exchanging texts. "[88] Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox, meanwhile, tweeted that "I was wrong to give it [the Rolling Stone story] credence. Then in June 2017, the magazine settled with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity for $1.65 million. president admits rape story was false; keeps restrictions on fraternities", "U.Va. "[68][69] WCAV of Charlottesville, Virginia, published the audio of Jackie's 2014 statements to Erdely. The three named brothers filed their lawsuit in July 2015, seven months after the article was published. She has previously worked for Watchdog.org, the Washington Examiner, and the Heritage Foundation. Therefore, the criminal investigation was suspended on March 23. [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. However, that statement seemed to contradict an earlier assertion the accuser had made to The Washington Post, in which she stated: "I know it was Phi [Kappa] Psi, because a year afterward, my friend pointed out the building to me. [79] In September 2013, Eramo connected Jackie with Emily Renda, a UVA staff member, recent graduate and leader in the college's sexual assault support group One Less. 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