If the Rolling Stone story regarding the account of “Jackie,” a University of Virginia student allegedly gang raped as part of a fraternity initiation didn’t happen the way it was described, rape victims and advocates trying to fix the system will be set back years — perhaps even decades.

The issue of sexual assault was thrown into the national discussion following Jackie’s story, but now people — including many considered feminists — are questioning aspects of the explosive article by author Sabrina Rubin Erdely.