Controversy continues to surround the Rolling Stone piece on an alleged gang rape at the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia.
Following concerns over the legitimacy of the story given the fact that the claims made by the alleged victim had not been confirmed with any other sources, Rolling Stone announced it will publish an "external review" led by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dean Steve Coll. Read more on the announcement here.
In addition to this announcement by Rolling Stone, the Charlottesville, Va. police department, which has been investigating the case, is suspending the investigation after not being able to identify a victim.
"We were unable to find a statement of fact that there was even an event" at the fraternity house, Police Chief Timothy Longo said. "This doesn't mean that something terrible did not happen to [the alleged victim known as] 'Jackie.' We were just not able to conclude anything happened."
Read more about the decision to cancel the investigation here.
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