Former Fraternity Members Sue Over Rolling Stone Article

Three University of Virginia graduates and members of Phi Kappa Psi have filed a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher Wenner Media and journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely over the 2014 article, "A Rape on Campus." The lawsuit, which was filed in New York on Wednesday, asserts that the magazine was negligent in publishing the article, which was removed from the Rolling Stone website when parts of it were shown to be inaccurate. The article, written by Erdely, was published in November and recounted an alleged gang rape at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia campus. After it was published, the school suspended all fraternities, but in the days that followed questions were raised about the accuracy of the article as other outlets followed up on the magazine feature. The three men filing suit on Wednesday, all 2013 graduates and members of Phi Kappa Psi, are seeking damages for defamation and infliction of emotional distress.