"[93][105][106] I believed it to be true at the time. [17] 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. 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. Jackie Coakley can't hide her secrets any longer. 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. Very little. 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. 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. Haven Monahan? Jacqueline Coakley Student at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Plymouth County, MA. 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. 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? [58], The New York Observer stated that Rolling Stone deputy managing editor Sean Woods (the editor directly responsible for the article)[59] tendered his resignation to the magazine's owner, Jann Wenner. ET Jackie Coakley gained infamy as the accuser at the center of a Rolling Stone story about rape at the University of Virginia that turned out to be fake, and now Coakley is under pressure from a Virginia court to reveal what she said to a reporter about the allegations. ", to become a weapon of revenge.Where, we ask, are the Federal cops? In addition, several windows were broken with bottles and cinder blocks, and police officials said that the group received "disparaging messages" on social media. [162] On November 7, 2016, the jury decided that Rolling Stone and Erdely were liable for $3 million in damages to Eramo. 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." [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. 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! 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. [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. [155], Additionally, the Poynter Institute named the story as the "Error of the Year" in journalism. They said that no pledges were resident in the fraternity at the time Erdely claimed. 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". [111] The Columbia report stated that "At Rolling Stone, every story is assigned to a fact-checker. Sorority Women Say", "Rolling Stone may have crushed anti-rape bill", "Rolling Stone threw a rape victim to the misogynist horde", "Greek leaders go on the offensive at UVA", "Campus sexual assault under fresh scrutiny after new survey shows lower incidence: News", "Sex crimes on campus: Professors as judges", "The new panic: campus sex assaults Opinion", "Charlottesville police make clear that Rolling Stone story is a complete crock", "Civil, Criminal Lawsuits: Possible Outcomes of, "Former UVA Fraternity Member Hires Lawyer Who Specializes in Sex Assault Cases", "The year in media errors and corrections 2014", "U-Va. Dean Sues Rolling Stone for 'False' Portrayal in Retracted Rape Story", "Attorneys for 'Jackie' in Rolling Stone Lawsuit Protest Under-Oath Deposition, Say It Could 'Re-Traumatize' Her", "Former U-va. 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. [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. The details have not been disclosed, but at least two members of the fraternity will be the beneficiary of the settlement. [39] The best result we found for your search is Jacqueline Rose Coakley age 20s in Colchester, CT. And in this case, our judgement was wrong. Facebook gives people the power. 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. Wat the fck does she see in you. "[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. [15] Unlock premium content, ad-free browsing, and access to comments for just $4/month. 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. [165][166] In September 2016, the magazine sought to have the lawsuit dismissed; however, a circuit court judge ruled that the suit could proceed. The magazine itself was punished with a blow to its credibility and the settlements. [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. Now, that's no longer the case. Jackie's friends Cindy, Andy, and Randall had become suspicious as to whether Jackie's date to the fraternity party where she was allegedly raped was a real person. [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. . Why has the name changed since then?. Wenner, who was reportedly "furious" at Erdely's story, declined to accept the resignation. [60] In the aftermath of the collapse of the story, Dana noted: "Right now, we're picking up the pieces. 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. Join now to unlock comments, browse ad-free, and access exclusive content from your favorite FDRLST writers. 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. jacqueline and Connor McGovern from Stafford, VA have registered at for their wedding on October 15, 2015. . Virginia sorority members called the restrictions "unnecessary and patronizing". Her claims turned out to be false, made in an attempt to get a male student's affections (it didn't work). 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). 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. ", "Rolling Stone publisher: U.Va. [65], Spokesmen for both Wenner[66] and Dana said that Erdely would continue to write articles for Rolling Stone. They have also lived in Roxbury, MA and Dorchester, MA. The poster featured an image of Lena Dunham, whose own allegations of rape had recently come under scrutiny, and included a sidebar reference to "A Rape on Campus" that read "Our UVA Rape Apology: Ooops, we did it AGAIN!!! Subscribe please (its cheap!) The march ended outside of the Phi Kappa Psi house where protesters challenged a perceived "culture of sexual assault at the University". [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. Emotional liar and false accuser Jackie Coakley's lawyers admit that their client, fake rape girl Jackie, invented her rapist. Had they done so, of course, they might have realized that some of the. 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. "[119], In response to these statements, Megan McArdle wrote in Bloomberg View, "Rolling Stone can't even apologize right. Jackie Mcgovern. 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. Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband until that story unwound. [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. So where is good old Jackie Coakley these days? "[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. Cola and The Water Lilies by Jacki McGovern. They have also lived in Newport, RI and Stafford, VA. Erdely has not written anything since and appears to still be underground. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. How honest are the intentions of Cosby's accusers? 2 others named Jackie Coakley are on LinkedIn . 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