Rolling Stone editor says trust in gang-rape accuser ‘misplaced’

Published December 5, 2014 8:32pm ET



Will Dana, managing editor for Rolling Stone, is walking back his magazine’s article which reported that a violent gang rape occurred at a University of Virginia fraternity.

“In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced,” Dana said in a statement.

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