Charlottesville, Va. — (NBC News) More than two years after an alleged gang rape on the University of Virginia campus and almost five months after a controversial report on the accusations sparked national outrage and debate, police have released details from their investigation into the case.
“We’re not able to conclude to any substance of degree that an incident that is consistent with the facts contained in that article occurred at the Phi Kappa Si fraternity house or any other fraternity house for that matter,” said Charlotteville Police Chief Tim Longo.
Questions about the validity of the accusations began just after Rolling Stone magazine published an account from the alleged victim using the assumed name “Jackie”.
She said she was sexually assaulted by seven men as part of pledge ritual during a party at a the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on campus.
Discrepancies soon emerged and Rolling Stone issued an apology, admitting it never spoke to the men accused and that “our trust in her was misplaced.”
While police aren’t ready to close the case, they point out friends of the alleged victim question her story, there apparently was no fraternity party on the night of the alleged attack and “Jackie” has refused to cooperate with their investigation.
“We were very distinctly and sustinctly told that she would not talk to us, that she would not file a report, that she did not want it investigated and that we were not to talk to her again,” said Detective David J. Harris.
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