Police end investigation in UVA about the Rape reportedin Rolling Stone

Virginia police now say that there is no evidence to suggest a gang rape happened at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, as Rolling Stone had reported

UVA junior told Rolling Stone in a story published Nov. 19, 2014, that she had been raped by seven men at the school's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house when she was a freshman in 2012. The student, identified only as "Jackie" to protect her identity, did not file an official report at the time.

UVA reinstated Phi Kappa Psi on Jan. 12 after police found no "substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in the article occurred" at the fraternity. However, the investigation into the allegations is continuing, Charlottesville Police Captain Gary Pleasants said.

In a Dec. 10, 2014, story, The Washington Post spoke to three friends of "Jackie" mentioned in the original Rolling Stone article. The three said that RS made no attempt to contact them for their side of the story. Their account of the night in question has many differences with what Jackie told the magazine.

"Over the past two weeks, our community has been more focused than ever on one of the most difficult and critical issues facing higher education today: sexual violence on college campuses. Today's news must not alter this focus."

In a Dec. 5 statement, Sullivan referenced both a Washington Post piece that cast doubt on Rolling Stone's story and the magazine's subsequent apology. She said UVA would "continue to take a hard look at our practices, policies and procedures" to improve its response to sexual assault cases.

Rolling Stone identified "a cycle of sexual violence and institutional indifference" at the university dating back to 1984, when a student named Liz Seccuro was raped by three students at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. President Teresa Sullivan disputed Rolling Stone's portrayal of the school.

The university is one of 55 schools under investigation for possibly violating federal law by poorly responding to sexual assault cases. In 2008, Security on Campus filed a complaint alleging the school made it difficult for sexual assault survivors to access information about their cases.