Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
26%
5 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Chicago woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a fraternity house bathroom while a group of men 'cheered' on the act from outside, police say.
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police → assault → act
The woman, 21, who has not been identified, alleged that she was sexually assaulted at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house near the University of Chicago in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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she → identify → morning
The alleged attack unfolded at around 2am, after witnesses said a suspect approached the woman and they began kissing on a dancefloor.
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they → allege → dancefloor
The victim rejected the man's offers to find a private space, and she then told her friends she 'began feeling unwell' and she went to find a bathroom, according to a police report first shared by the Chicago Sun Times.
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she → reject → Times
Her friends said when they searched the house for her, they found a group of men outside a bathroom in the basement, 'cheering and appearing to encourage the activity inside,' the report said.
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report → say → activity
The victim's friend Mia Lara, 21, told the New York Times that the men were chanting provocative and lewd remarks, including 'When is it my turn?' and 'I want to get in there.'
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I → tell → remarks
Lara said she forced her way inside the bathroom, and found her friend slumped against the wall with her clothes and underwear pulled down, and the man holding her hands by the wrists.
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clothes → say → wrists
The police report described the woman as 'not fully conscious,' and Lara said her friend told her to 'make it stop' and 'get me out of here' when she barged into the bathroom.
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she → describe → bathroom
A 21-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Chicago on Sunday morning, as other men 'cheered' outside the room
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men → assault → room
According to the police report, the suspect tried to brush off the woman's friends when they confronted him, and 'he responded that everything was 'cool' as though nothing had occurred.'
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nothing → accord → him
The alleged sexual assault at the fraternity house comes amid scrutiny on women's safety and party culture in Greek Life across US colleges, following bombshell allegations that a woman was gang raped by seven fraternity brothers at Cornell University.
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woman → allege → University
The University of Chicago's chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity quickly distanced itself from the alleged sexual assault over the weekend, saying in a statement that none of its members were involved in the incident.
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none → distance → incident
The fraternity said it was 'deeply disturbed' by the allegations, and said the chapter was 'supporting the investigation to the fullest extent.'
On Wednesday, the university said a person of interest had been identified in the case, however, he was not named as he has not been formally charged with any crime.
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he → say → crime
University officials said the suspect's identity was corroborated by witnesses and video evidence, including footage shared to social media that showed the victim's friends chasing a man down the street.
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friends → say → street
The suspect was described in the police report as an Asian male, 5-foot-7-inches tall and wearing black clothing.
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suspect → describe → clothing
A group of men allegedly gathered outside a bathroom during the incident and were 'cheering and appearing to encourage the activity inside', according to a police report
Authorities said neither the suspect or the victim are affiliated with the University of Chicago
Lara told The New York Times that she was the person who chased the suspect, and she was seen in the video accusing the man of sexually assaulting her friend.
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she → gather → friend
As she swatted at him with her hands, the man responded: 'She wanted to.'
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She → swat → hands
Lara said the suspect got away from them, and she was stopped by a campus police officer who drove her friend to the University of Chicago hospital for a rape exam.
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who → say → exam
Jonathan Pierce, a spokesman for the fraternity’s national organization, said the chapter 'do not believe that any AEPi members were involved in this horrible act, nor were they complicit with it.'
Pierce said AEPi has been told by the University of Chicago not to hold any further events or programs during the ongoing investigation.
Authorities said neither the suspect nor the woman are involved with the University of Chicago.
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suspect → say → Chicago
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