NEWSMAX: …”We were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault, and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account,” Rolling Stone Managing Editor Will Dana said in a statement on the publication’s website Friday. “We are taking this seriously and apologize to anyone who was affected by this story.”
The article, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, told of the alleged rape of the woman, who they called “Jackie,” who claimed she was asked on a date by a college junior and went to a party at the frat house. She said that she went to an upstairs bedroom with the fraternity member and ended up being brutally raped by pledges, who were being directed by other men in the room…
“One of my biggest fears with these inconsistencies emerging is that people will be unwilling to believe survivors in the future,” [Alexa] Pinkleton said. “However, we need to remember that the majority of survivors who come forward are telling the truth.”..
(more)
