Jury Finds 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Liable For Damages Over Rape Allegation Story

A federal jury has found that Rolling Stone, a reporter and the magazine's publisher are liable in a defamation lawsuit over a retracted article about an alleged rape at the University of Virginia. The trial centered on a November 2014 piece by reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely that told the story of a student, identified as "Jackie," who said she was brutally gang raped at a fraternity party in 2012. The shocking article quickly went viral and opened a national debate about how colleges handle allegations of rape.
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