A federal court jury found that Rolling Stone defamed former University of Virginia (UVA) administrator Nicole Eramo in a story about sexual assault on campus.

The jury ruled that Rolling Stone journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely was responsible for defamation with actual malice, and that both the magazine and publisher were also responsible for defamation, according to The Washington Post.

The lawsuit brought by Eramo was in response to the now-discredited 2014 article “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA,” written by Erdely, which told the story of a brutal gang rape at read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com