Kiss'n Santa by Jacki McGovern. Where are the Feds?There is certainly a good argument to make that it is often necessary to prosecute as a deterrent to the next person willing to try the same felonious act. That's what they'd do if a man did this, like how Jussie Smollet was shamed by everyone for his hoax. He suggests she could die soon, and that in her will she left all her stuff to kids in Honduras., Monahan repeatedly refers to Coakley having an interest in Duffin, warning that he will break her heart.. [27] Community members offered suggestions for immediate steps administration could take to implement preventive measures and address safety concerns regarding sexual assault. Jackie Coakley can't hide her secrets any longer. 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". [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. 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. [95][96] Emily Renda, who was a University of Virginia student at the time of the alleged attack and in whom Jackie also confided, said that she had become suspicious as to the veracity of Jackie's story prior to the Rolling Stone report, commenting to a The Washington Post editor: "I don't even know what I believe. [116], The report concluded, "Rolling Stone's repudiation of the main narrative in "A Rape on Campus" is a story of journalistic failure that was avoidable. Marc Robert Mullenix. "Drew" gives "instruction and encouragement" to the seven rapists. [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. [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". Students at the University of Virginia expressed "bewilderment and anger" following Rolling Stone's apology for its story, with one female student declaring "Rolling Stone threw a bomb at us." Wat the fck does she see in you. A hand covers her mouth. "[90], Within days following the unraveling of the Rolling Stone story, the North American Interfraternity Conference, the National Panhellenic Council, and the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee demanded that the University of Virginia "immediately reinstate operations for all fraternity and sorority organizations on campus" and issue an apology to Greek students. "[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. You fucken preten to be a fucken girl. [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". [38], The two friends confirmed to the Post that they remembered meeting Jackie on the night of the incident, that she was distraught but not visibly injured or bloodied, and that details she provided then were different from those in the Rolling Stone article. In Coakleys telling, Monahan was a local boy she was in a relationship with, who then sprung a trap on her at a UVA frat party that resulted in gang rape. You all know where she is. In her remarks, she said, "Before the Rolling Stone story was discredited, it seemed to resonate with some people simply because it confirmed their darkest suspicions about universitiesthat administrations are corrupt; that today's students are reckless and irresponsible; that fraternities are hot-beds of deviant behavior. [170], Street artist Sabo papered Hollywood with posters styled like a Rolling Stone cover featuring the headline "Rape Fantasies and Why We Perpetuate Them". Three fraternity members George Elias IV, Ross Fowler and Stephen Hadford alleged there was enough information in the article to identify them as some of the potential rapists in the story. We must, apparently, not give out the names of accusers even after they have been shown to be liars. Unlock premium content, ad-free browsing, and access to comments for just $4/month. Please. Rolling Stone retracted the story in its entirety on April 5, 2015. Very little. This causes a hostile reaction from Monahan, and the conversation ends shortly after. [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". Send tips toblake@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. [6][7] In a deposition given in 2016, Jackie stated that she believed her story at the time. The two sides settled in April 2017 for an undisclosed amount. [17] 28 year old female; Colchester, CT Goose Creek, SC Brooksville, FL Stafford, VA; John Edmund Coakley John Thomas Coakley Matthew T Coakley Sharon Elizabeth Coakley More People; Get Your Report Jacqueline Coakley 51 year old female Jackie's account generated much media attention, and UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended all fraternities. Bizarrely, U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan, who dismissed the lawsuit, also wrote: Their defamation claims are directed toward a report about events that simply did not happen. Yes, Castel, that is how defamation works. Prior to the publication of the story, early-action applications were up 7.5 percent with 16,187 applicants. 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Jan. 30 2016, Updated 4:58 p.m. Forward it to your friends! ", Also within the first day following publication, Phi Kappa Psi's fraternity house at UVA was vandalized with spray-painted graffiti that read "suspend us", "UVA Center for Rape Studies", and "Stop raping people". ", "Rolling Stone publisher: U.Va. Duffin consistently funnels information about Monahan to Jackie, who in turn acts as though she is disturbed and put off by Monahans romantic interest. [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. [159] However, on April 2, 2016, the judge denied the motions and ordered Jackie to appear for a deposition on April 6, to be held at a secret location. Jackie is related to Kristen Mcgovern Kahn and David Charles McGovernas well as 2 additional people. There's a new piece (usually three) from Bob every weekday here on Substack. [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. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. Given the anti-violence, anti-rape climate we are in, it is. Someone gets between her legs. Jurez y 18 de Marzo Col. Centro, C.P 96360 Nanchital, Ver. [56] A subsequent tweet sent by Rolling Stone managing editor Will Dana offered further comment on Erdely's story: "[W]e made a judgementthe kind of judgement reporters and editors make every day. It wont work. 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. UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and several fraternity members later filed lawsuits against Erdely and Rolling Stone. 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Jacqueline Coakley Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Plymouth County, MA. Then in June 2017, the magazine settled with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity for $1.65 million. Select this result to view Jackie L Coakley's phone number, address, and more. "[39] In the aftermath, Jackie was characterized as "a really expert fabulist storyteller" by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner in an April 5, 2015 interview. The police were also unable to corroborate Jackie's allegations that two other sexual assaults had taken place at the fraternity house or that she had been assaulted and struck to the face with a bottle in a separate incident. Irresponsible journalism unjustly damaged the reputations of many innocent individuals and the University of Virginia. The report indicated the college students suffered disgust, emotion, and confusion. Sponsorship and interview inquiries cheerfully welcomed at bsutton@alum.mit.edu. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. [23] They have also lived in Roxbury, MA and Dorchester, MA. Jackie's sister remembers her as a nurturer, mentor . ", "Why Did Rolling Stone Writer Choose UVA, Not Vanderbilt, for Gang Rape Expos? [65], Spokesmen for both Wenner[66] and Dana said that Erdely would continue to write articles for Rolling Stone. It was prepared by Steve Coll, the dean of Columbia's journalism school; Sheila Coronel, the dean of academic affairs; and Derek Kravitz, a graduate school researcher. "[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. [29][30] After an interview Erdely gave to Slate, in which she was questioned about the way she investigated the piece, some commentators escalated their questioning of the veracity of the article. And I think the level of devastation that this Rolling Stone report that's now looking to go from a misremembered event to perhaps an actual hoax." At any rate, you surely remember. I offer our community's genuine gratitude for their devotion and perseverance in their service. In the episode, Heather fabricates a gang rape at a fraternity. [167] On June 13, 2017, the lawsuit was settled for $1.65 million. She never apologized for her behavior and rush to judgement. 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. [134], On January 30, 2015, Teresa Sullivan, the President of the University of Virginia, acknowledged that the Rolling Stone story was "discredited" in her State of the University Address. You all know where she is. Minneapolis, MN. If this allegation alone hadn't triggered an all-out scramble at Rolling Stone for more corroboration, nothing would have. 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. to see all of them, at. The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism audited the editorial processes that culminated in the article being published. No effort short of all that qualifies as journalism. [165][166] In September 2016, the magazine sought to have the lawsuit dismissed; however, a circuit court judge ruled that the suit could proceed. And were still friends, and shes moving on. Prior to the date, they attempted to locate him in a student directory and were unable to find evidence that he existed. [116] The report also states that the article misled readers with quotes where attribution was unclear and used pseudonyms inappropriately as a way to address these shortcomings. "[93][105][106] [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. View Jackie's full profile. The details have not been disclosed, but at least two members of the fraternity will be the beneficiary of the settlement. On April 5, 2015, Rolling Stone retracted the article and published the independent report on the publication's history.[1]. [82] Christina Hoff Sommers, being interviewed by John Stossel for Reason, commented that the story "proved to be a sort of gothic fantasy, a male-demonizing fantasy. [123], After the Charlottesville Police concluded that there was no evidence of a crime having occurred at Phi Kappa Psi during their press conference on March 23, 2015, Stephen Scipione, the president of Phi Kappa Psi's UVA chapter, announced that his fraternity is "exploring its legal options to address the extensive damage caused by Rolling Stone". Jacqueline Coakley Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Plymouth County, MA. 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. [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. Add wedding photos and fond memories. 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'." The same account was accessed on March 18, 2016, from inside ALTG, Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone LLP, Jackie's legal firm. "[84][85] Robby Soave in Reason's Hit & Run Blog answered Bradley's query about why Erdely chose UVA over Vanderbilt. "[26] Monahan has a small meltdown after saying he hasnt been able to find Coakley for several days, and says he is about to call the police, a course of action Duffin discourages. It has since been reported that Jackie may have invented portions of the story in an unsuccessful attempt to win the affections of a fellow student in whom she had a romantic interest. [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. The march ended outside of the Phi Kappa Psi house where protesters challenged a perceived "culture of sexual assault at the University". . 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". Thats right, Rolling Stone is only now able to put this travesty behind them at least legally. Jackie requested that her assailants not be contacted, and Rolling Stone agreed. [16] Gary Pleasants, Phi Kappa Psi has been cleared; "We found no basis to believe that an incident occurred at that fraternity, so there's no reason to keep them suspended. [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. [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. 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. In exchange for discussing her story with Post reporters, The Post agreed in late 2014 not to report her full name. The Daily Caller | 1775 Eye Street NW | Suite 1150-290 | Washington, DC 20006, the possession of Virginia news outlet WTVR News, a month-long correspondence between Duffin and Monahan,, At one point, Monahan claims that Coakley suffers from lupus and is frequently hospitalized, which is how he claimed to have met her. I believed it to be true at the time. [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". They have also lived in Charleston, SC. The failure encompassed reporting, editing, editorial supervision and fact-checking. 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. [43] However, media investigations have determined that no student named "Haven Monahan" has attended the University of Virginia;[44] the portrait of "Haven Monahan" is an image of a classmate of Jackie's in high school, who has never attended the University of Virginia;[45] the three telephone numbers through which "Haven Monahan" contacted Jackie's friends are registered "internet telephone 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"[46] and love letters written by Jackie and forwarded by "Haven Monahan" to Ryan Duffin are largely plagiarized from scripts of the TV series Dawson's Creek and Scrubs. 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). 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. And in this case, our judgement was wrong. "[68][69] WCAV of Charlottesville, Virginia, published the audio of Jackie's 2014 statements to Erdely. "[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. Where are the Feds? 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. [64] The Columbia Journalism Review called the apology "a grudging act of contrition". Quoting its legal consultant Mark Eiglarsh, the network reported that if Jackie "allegedly lied and that perpetrator suffered injury as a result, she could be sued for damages". 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). It is almost impossible to easily summarize the texts,which reveal a positively byzantine effort to trick Duffin. [15], Jackie's academic performance reportedly declined, and she became socially withdrawn due to emotional distress. View the profiles of people named Jackie Mcgovern. "[16] 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. In a strange bit of irony, the last thing she ever tweeted was a reply to ProPublica reporter Pamela Colloff about correcting a tweet to label Erdely as a journalist, instead of simply a woman.. 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. 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. Publisher Jann Wenner agreed to sell his share of the magazine in 2017, meaning he would walk away with millions. How honest are the intentions of Cosby's accusers? Why has the name changed since then?. 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. So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days? Teresa Sullivan, the president of UVa, promptly shut down all the fraternities and, bizarrely, the sororities as well (don't ask), in a "ready, fire, aim" response, without allowing even the Phi Psis the due process to point out all the inaccuracies that made the article suspect.Ultimately, Rolling Stone got sued, paid out a big settlement to get out from under their own stupidity, and took a big black eye as far as journalistic competence. Cola and The Water Lilies by Jacki McGovern. [138], National sorority leaders ordered UVA sororities to not interact with fraternities during Boys Bid Night when fraternities admit new pledges. "A Rape on Campus" is a retracted, defamatory Rolling Stone magazine article[2][3][4] written by Sabrina Erdely and originally published on November 19, 2014, that describes a purported group sexual assault at the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, Virginia. [130], One month after the publication of the Rolling Stone article, the Rector of the University of Virginia, George Keith Martin, accused the magazine of "drive-by journalism" when he stated, "Like a neighborhood thrown into chaos by drive-by violence, our tightly knit community has experienced the full fury of drive-by journalism in the 21st century. 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. "[81], Writing for Time, columnist Cathy Young said that the unraveling of Erdely's article "exposed the troubling zealotry of advocates for whom believing rape claims is somewhat akin to a matter of religious faith". We all remember the tumult at the University of Virginia five years back. [79] 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. The fraternity said it would give a significant portion to victims advocacy groups. Wemple posited that the claims presented by the magazine were so incredible that editors should have called for further inquiry before publication. Facebook gives people the power. She has previously worked for Watchdog.org, the Washington Examiner, and the Heritage Foundation. The gang rape lies she produced were also part of that same protracted attempt to enter into a relationship with Ryan Duffin. [75] Anna Merlan, a writer for Jezebel, who had earlier called Reason columnist Robby Soave an "idiot" for expressing skepticism of the Rolling Stone story, declared: "I was dead fucking wrong, and for that I sincerely apologize. Although the discussion was lengthy, the reporter elected not to include any of the information from the interview in her article. [100][101][a], In 2012 Jackie told her friends that she had been accosted by five men, though she later testified to Erdely that she had been attacked by seven, with two more directing and encouraging the rape. When Duffin eventually drops the charade and reveals that he is a male student, Monahan acts furious and tries to tell Duffin to stop being friends with Coakley, presumably in a ploy to push them closer together: Monahan:Wat the fuck who the fuck are you? That's terrible for journalism", "Should there have been firings at Rolling Stone? [15] "[149], The Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple stated that everyone connected to this story at Rolling Stone should be fired. [67], On October 24, 2016, in a video deposition, Jackie said, "I stand by the account I gave Rolling Stone. The fact that Jackie had a romantic interest in Randall was also noted by other news media. [94], On December 10, 2014, The Washington Post published an updated account of its inquiry into the Rolling Stone article. 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. "[88] Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox, meanwhile, tweeted that "I was wrong to give it [the Rolling Stone story] credence. 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". 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 . Just fucken stay out of her life so she can get the fuck over you and move onto me. Jacqueline Rose McGovern Jackie Rose Coakley Jacqueline R Coakley Jackie R Coakley. [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. There is certainly a good argument to make that it is often necessary to prosecute as a deterrent to the next person willing to try the same felonious act. UVA never punished her for lying, and she faced no legal consequences. We dont know where you are. [60] In the aftermath of the collapse of the story, Dana noted: "Right now, we're picking up the pieces. Fraternity officials also noted that, prior to the Rolling Stone story, there had never been a criminal investigation or allegation of sexual assault against an undergraduate member of the chapter. In addition, several windows were broken with bottles and cinder blocks, and police officials said that the group received "disparaging messages" on social media. "[34], Fraternity officials, who rejected the published allegations, noted a number of discrepancies in the story: there was no party held on the night that Jackie was allegedly raped, no fraternity member matched the description in the story of the "ringleader" of the rape, and details about the layout of the fraternity house provided by the accuser were wrong. AGE. "[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. "[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. 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. After the Charlottesville Police made their official report, Wemple said: "What is left of the Rolling Stone piece? The communications were supposed to be confidential, but now at least some of them have come into the possession of Virginia news outlet WTVR News. Jackie Coakley Cashier at ULTA Beauty . Jackie was born in Milwaukee, Wis., but spent most of her life in Oregon, graduating from Roseburg High School in 1972 and Willamette University in 1977. [111] The Columbia report stated that "At Rolling Stone, every story is assigned to a fact-checker. "[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. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover . 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. A former student who graduated in 2013 said "the day [the article] came out was the most emotionally grueling of my life. 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. Jacqueline Coakley in Virginia We found 3 records for Jacqueline Coakley in Woodbridge, Colchester and Glade Spring. A year ago we told you about a Sacred Heart University student who was charged with falsely reporting an incident and "tampering with or fabricating physical evidence". 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. [11] In light of the findings, Erik Wemple of The Washington Post pronounced the story "a complete crock". 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. 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. Subscribe please (its cheap!) Others named Jackie Coakley. Where, we ask, are the Federal cops? It was absurd. [112][115] Ultimately, the report determined that Rolling Stone had exhibited confirmation bias and failed to perform basic fact checking by relying excessively on the accuser's account without verifying it through other means. jacqueline and Connor McGovern from Stafford, VA have registered at for their wedding on October 15, 2015. We all remember the tumult at the University of Virginia five years back. We found 15 records for Jackie Mcgovern in MN, TX and 9 other states. 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. Rolling Stone ran the story anyway, to their journalistic and financial detriment. [45] Slate reported that the Post account strongly implied Jackie's tale of rape had been fabricated in an attempt to win over "Randall", who had previously rebuffed her romantic advances. Wenner, who was reportedly "furious" at Erdely's story, declined to accept the resignation. 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. [124] He added, "False accusations have been extremely damaging to our entire organization, but we can only begin to imagine the setback this must have dealt to survivors of sexual assault. "[42] Jackie forwarded messages from "Monahan", and "Monahan" exchanged messages with Jackie's friends, including sending a picture of "himself" directly to Ryan Duffin. Forward it to your friends! 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. She said: "I think we've gone backwards 30 years. 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. Someone else kneels on her hair. So if I can just ask a question, then Why did you tell us before the date ever happened that his name was Haven?, Duffin asks. The Post did report, however, that Jackie appeared distraught after the rape allegedly took place. "[131], According to the Columbia report, "Allen W. Groves, the University dean of students, and Nicole Eramo, an assistant dean of students, separately wrote to the authors of this report that the story's account of their actions was inaccurate." "[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." [59] Wenner laid blame for the magazine's failures on Jackie. The Columbia Journalism Review called the story "this year's media-fail sweepstakes" and the Poynter Institute named it as the "Error of the Year" in journalism. On March 23, 2015, police noted that Jackie refused to cooperate with law enforcement during the investigation. AGE View Full Report AGE Phone Address View Full Report AGE View Full Report AGE Phone Address View Full Report [33] The Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple rejected Erdely's statement, saying that the severity of the accusations she was reporting required "every possible step to reach out and interview them, including e-mails, phone calls, certified letters, FedEx letters, UPS letters and, if all of that fails, a knock on the door. 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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. [15] He also explained that experienced reporters often work only with women who feel strong enough to deal with the due diligence required to bring the article to publication. In fact, Jackie made him up in an elaborate attempt to win the affections of another student. Well, she is married and is now "Jackie McGovern", living her life, la-la-la, scot-free. [59][116], The Columbia report also found a failure in journalistic standards by either not making contact with the people they were publishing derogatory information about, or when they did, by not providing enough context for people to be able to offer a meaningful response. [122] Dana was replaced by Jason Fine, the managing editor of Men's Journal. But several days later, once a Washington Post story had poked massive holes in Coakleys story, Duffin turns more hostile. Oh, the earth spun a little slower, or faster metaphors fail me when it comes to stuff like this. Select this result to view Jacqueline Rose Coakley's phone number, address, and more. 2160250. [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. 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. "[135][136][137], The Rolling Stone article had a negative effect on applications to the University of Virginia. The media should publish the name of the UVA rape hoax girl, Jackie Coakley. 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". Eventually, Duffin becomes suspicious and insists he wants to speak with Monahan verbally instead of exchanging texts. 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. Used To Live In. ", to become a weapon of revenge. 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. Browse all their registries in one list. Copyright 2014-2021 by Robert SuttonLike what you read here? "[57] On December 6, Rolling Stone updated the apology to say the mistakes in the article were the fault of Rolling Stone and not of its source, while noting that "there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie's account". "[20][21], The next day, Phi Kappa Psi voluntarily suspended chapter activities at UVA for the duration of the investigation. Her friends, however, told ABC News that she seemed fine after the alleged assault,[99] contradicting Jackie's former roommate, Rachel Soltis, who claimed that Jackie "was depressed, withdrawn, and couldn't wake up in the mornings" following the alleged rape. [141] Froma Harrop issued a call for media outlets to begin to publicly name rape accusers, explaining that "reporters and editors should expand their sensitivities to include the reputations of those accused, not always justly". Rolling Stone was hardly innocent, but this whole episode cost them whatever reputation remained. Flanagan noted that "what Rolling Stone has pushed me into is that I have now become someone who is on the side of fraternities and defending fraternities. 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.. [151][152] ABC News has reported that the accuser, Jackie, herself might be sued. Jackie Mcgovern. 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. Now, thats no longer the case. [146][147][148] Harvey A. Silverglate in The Boston Globe referenced the Rolling Stone article in opining that the college sexual assault "scare" follows a long tradition of runaway, exaggerated social epidemics that "have ruined innocent lives and corrupted justice. [14] For anonymity, Erdely only used Jackie's first name and gave pseudonyms to other students discussed in the story. [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. In Erdely's story, Jackie tells her three friends the night of the alleged event that she was raped by seven men over a three-hour period while rolling on a mat of broken glass. Jackie Coakley, Rolling Stone's Rape Culture Icon, Is A Liar. [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 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. [155], Additionally, the Poynter Institute named the story as the "Error of the Year" in journalism. Ashe Short is a senior editor at The Daily Wire, where she writes about campus issues. Said the filing: "Rolling Stone and Erdely's highly defamatory and false statements about Dean Eramo were not the result of an innocent mistake. For the first time since 2002, applications to the university dropped. [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. We must, apparently, not give out the names of accusers. According to Charlottesville Police Capt. In today's 24-hour news cycle, we all have a tendency to rush to judgment without having all of the facts in front of us. Dalmatian Puppy by Jacki McGovern. [112] The Columbia Journalism Review called the story "this year's media-fail sweepstakes". 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. Join Facebook to connect with Jackie Mcgovern and others you may know. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporters byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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. Erdely wanted to tell the story of a campus body and university administration behaving indifferently to an unspeakable crime. 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. They arrived "minutes later" and found her on the corner next to the building. At the end of the day, UVA's incredible story fit Erdely's narrative better than Vanderbilt's credible one. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. "[117] It points out that Rolling Stone staff were initially unwilling to recognize these deficiencies and denied a need for policy changes. "[112] Assistant editor Elisabeth Garber-Paul provided fact-checking. The federal appellate circuit stated readers could plausibly conclude that many or all fraternity members participated in alleged gang rape as an initiation ritual and all members knowingly turned a blind eye to the brutal crimes. Rolling Stone and the fraternity members reached a settlement three months later. After other journalists investigated the article's claims and found significant discrepancies, Rolling Stone issued multiple apologies for the story. Those who were wronged by the article have received compensation for their suffering, but only Rolling Stone has been punished for its role in the fake story. [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. Another 'Jackie' incident? [116], Rolling Stone fully retracted "A Rape on Campus" and removed the article from its website. However overall applications were down 0.7 percent to 31,107 in the aftermath of the publication. Jackie Coakley, beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend, passed away June 5, 2019 in Portland. 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". So it took me a day or two to admit that I found many of Erdely's details unrecognizable. 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. I have argued in these pages that the FBI needs to go hard against the Clinton Foundation for just that reason, lest the next powerful person or couple use a phony-baloney charitable entity to disguise an influence-peddling scam.Given the anti-violence, anti-rape climate we are in, it is imperative that equally phony-baloney accusers like Jackie Coakley McGovern are hauled into court and toted off to prison, lest rape accusations equate to a cry of "Wolf! The Washington Post, to its credit, is reporting that University of Virginia rape hoaxer Jackie Coakley faked a terminal illness and pretended to be a man to try and get her romantic interest to date her. The Charlottesville Police Department investigation confirms that far from being callous, our staff members are diligent and devoted in supporting and caring for students. 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. Prior to the alleged event, Jackie provided evidence of her relationship with "Drew" to her friends by supplying a phone number for "Drew", with whom Jackie's friends subsequently exchanged messages. The published story glossed over the gaps in the magazine's reporting by using pseudonyms and by failing to state where important information had come from. Get introduced. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo explained, "We would've loved to have had Jackie come in and tell us what happened so we can obtain justice even if the facts were different. Monahan, meanwhile, displays stalker-likebehavior and makes heavy use of almost every brand of profanity. 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. One student protester told The Cavalier Daily: "I really hope the University takes this article and the protest movement as a sign that they need to be more transparent about the way they deal with sexual assault. In response to those revelations, Jackie's father declared that Phi Kappa Psi had been misidentified and the attack had occurred at a different fraternity, though he did not elaborate as to which one. Monahan:You fucked this up for me. Therefore, the criminal investigation was suspended on March 23. 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. In May 2013, Jackie reported the sexual assault to dean and head of UVA's Sexual Misconduct Board, Nicole Eramo, who, according to a recap in New York magazine, offered three options: "file a criminal complaint with the police, file a complaint with the school, or face her attackers with Eramo present to tell them how she feels". "[76] Merlan had also labeled journalist Richard Bradley's doubts about the article a "giant ball of shit".
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