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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37879151
Rolling Stone magazine and a journalist have been found guilty of defamation over a false article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia.
The $7.5m (£6m) lawsuit was brought by Nicole Eramo, an associate dean from the university, who said the article had cast her as the "chief villain".
The 2014 article, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, included the rape claim of an unidentified female student.
The magazine retracted the article in April 2015, citing inconsistencies.
[...] An investigation by the Charlottesville Police Department had found no evidence that "Jackie" had been gang raped.
[...] The amount [Nicole Eramo] is due in damages will be determined at a later date.
The 10-member federal jury in Charlottesville found that Erdely, the journalist, was responsible for libel with actual malice.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 07 2016, @02:52AM
Baylor is approximately 58% female, 42% male. From the timeline of the scandal, the number of Title 9 lawsuits and alleged sexual misconduct, the incidence of sex crimes is 0.0017% over a four year period.
In that time, Tevin Elliot has been sentenced to 20 years for sexual misconduct, and Ukwuachu 6 months detention and 10 years of probation.
The majority of lawsuits filed aren't specific to sexual assault, but Title 9 violations.
It seems if there is a scandal at Baylor, it is that sexual assaults are dealt with through Title 9, not as standard criminal proceedings.
But that would raise the standard of evidence to beyond a reasonable doubt instead of preponderance of evidence.
0.0017%