3 UVa graduates sue Rolling Stone over retracted rape story

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Source: AP

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Three University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity profiled in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the article's author Wednesday, court records show.

The three men, George Elias IV, Stephen Hadford and Ross Fowler, filed suit in U.S. District Court in New York. They are also suing Rolling Stone's publisher, Wenner Media.

A lawyer for the men said they suffered "vicious and hurtful attacks" because of inaccuracies in the November 2014 article, which was written by journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely.

Also Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Will Dana, Rolling Stone's managing editor, will be leaving the magazine next month. Dana said in a statement to The Times that after 19 years at Rolling Stone, "I have decided that it is time to move on."

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ecb0d59f20fe4e7e96e08f396652c450/3-uva-graduates-sue-rolling-stone-over-retracted-rape-story

[NaturalHigh]

1. Rolling Stone will probably settle.

The magazine is not going to look good here.

[bluestateguy]

2. After the Duke lacrosse "rape" several lessons should have been learned

And sadly, some people did not.