RICHMOND, Va., (Reuters) – The costs to the University of Virginia after a discredited report by Rolling Stone magazine of a fraternity gang rape are mounting, with lawyers’ contracts totaling more than $500,000, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Virginia’s flagship university was thrown into turmoil in November after Rolling Stone reported about a 2012 gang rape in a fraternity. The magazine stepped away from its story in December, citing discrepancies in the alleged victim’s account.
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Legislation also has been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly requiring notification of prosecutors within 48 hours after a victim reports a sexual assault to campus or local law enforcement authorities. (Editing by Ian Simpson and Eric Walsh)
