An unnamed teenager who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a College of Chicago frat home has filed a lawsuit, alleging the fraternity didn’t do sufficient to forestall sexual assaults, regardless of a number of different stories relationship again to 2009.
The teenager has accused Alpha Delta Phi and its College of Chicago chapter of a number of counts of negligence, alleging “each ignored recognized sexual assault dangers on the home and didn’t put significant safeguards in place,” attorneys for Jane Doe mentioned in an announcement Tuesday.
{The teenager} says she was unable to supply consent when she was sexually assaulted on Feb. 7, in line with the lawsuit.
After the alleged sexual assault by a then-member of the frat, Jane Doe was discovered “struggling to talk and required help to stroll” as she left the room, in line with the swimsuit.
A College of Chicago signal is displayed on the campus in Chicago, Oct. 14, 2026.
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The fraternity informed ABC Information it “suspended the member concerned” after “studying of those allegations.” ABC Information has reached out to the College of Chicago for remark.
The fraternity member accused of sexual assault didn’t instantly reply to ABC Information’ request for remark.
The lawsuit comes days after another allegation of sexual assault was reported at one other fraternity close to the College of Chicago’s campus.
Historical past of incidents
The lawsuit alleged that Alpha Nationwide “undertook the duty of teaching its members … on the prevention of sexual violence and stopping sexual violence amongst its members.”
The lawsuit says there have been two stories of alleged sexual assault in 2009 at Alpha Delta Phi Chicago’s fraternity home 5 days aside. In 2022, an nameless social media submit additionally alleged a sexual assault on the identical fraternity home, in line with the swimsuit.
The lawsuit alleged that between 2009 and Feb. 7, 2026 — when Jane Doe was allegedly assaulted —Alpha Nationwide “obtained further stories of sexual misconduct involving Alpha Chicago members or Alpha Chicago social occasions.”
Regardless of these stories, “Alpha Nationwide didn’t impose an interim suspension on Defendant Alpha Chicago, didn’t prohibit or situation Alpha Chicago’s social occasions, didn’t require that the residential flooring of 5747 South College Avenue be secured throughout occasions, and didn’t require that sober displays be stationed at entry factors to the residential flooring,” in line with the lawsuit.
College of Chicago signal is displayed on the campus in Chicago, Oct. 14, 2026.
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The swimsuit alleged the fraternity made public commitments to sexual assault prevention; nonetheless, it didn’t implement its personal insurance policies at chapter occasions, attorneys for Jane Doe mentioned in an announcement.
The alleged assault
Jane Doe attended a celebration on the frat residence on the day of her alleged assault, in line with the lawsuit.
A member of the fraternity supplied Jane Doe a shot of “unidentified alcohol” and inspired her to drink it, in line with the lawsuit. Virtually instantly after, Jane Doe started to really feel unsteady and lightheaded, in line with the lawsuit.
The frat member then directed her to comply with him to a secluded room within the fraternity home, taking her up the steps to a bed room on the residential ground, in line with the lawsuit.
Jane Doe allegedly informed the frat member she was feeling “unsteady and lightheaded,” which the swimsuit alleges he “purposely ignored” earlier than directing her to maneuver towards the mattress within the room, the swimsuit says.
Jane Doe then “misplaced all bodily and verbal capability to refuse” her attacker, in line with the swimsuit.
The alleged attacker then started to make “undesirable and nonconsensual sexual advances upon Jane Doe,” the swimsuit alleged.
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The swimsuit alleged that at this level, Jane Doe was “mentally and bodily” unable to supply consent.
Following the alleged assault, the frat member “left Jane Doe alone and unconscious within the room the place he assaulted her limp physique within the fraternity home,” in line with the swimsuit.
Jane Doe’s good friend then discovered that Jane Doe was “upstairs, unconscious in a bed room,” the swimsuit alleged. Jane Doe’s good friend discovered her unconscious and, as she left the room, struggling to talk and needing help to stroll, in line with the swimsuit.
Jane Doe awoke the subsequent morning to search out blood stains in her underwear and she or he reported the assault to the Chicago Police Division, in line with the lawsuit. The swimsuit alleges the Chicago police investigation is ongoing.
Alpha Delta Phi Nationwide informed ABC Information it’s conscious of the allegations and is taking them “extraordinarily critically.”
“The conduct described is deeply troubling and inconsistent with our values. We’re dedicated to the security and well-being of our members and communities and can cooperate with regulation enforcement as acceptable. As a result of this matter entails an lively lawsuit we can’t present additional info on the precise circumstances presently,” the fraternity mentioned in an announcement.
Jane Doe is in search of damages for bodily accidents, emotional misery and ongoing psychological hurt, in line with her attorneys.
