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Lawsuit alleges sexual assault at Alpha Delta Phi house near University of Chicago

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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NBC News, the New York Post and ABC News report that a 19-year-old woman filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court alleging she was sexually assaulted at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house near the University of Chicago on Feb. 7. The suit names Alpha Delta Phi Inc. and the Chicago Society of Alpha Delta Phi as defendants. Her attorneys say the fraternity ignored known sexual assault risks and did not put meaningful safeguards in place, citing reports dating back to 2009. The fraternity told ABC News it suspended the member involved after learning of the allegations. The case follows another reported sexual assault allegation at a different fraternity near the university, which does not recognize fraternities as official student organizations. The university said it was prepared to help police.

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A 19-year-old woman filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court alleging she was sexually assaulted at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house on Feb. 7.
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NBC News, ABC News
Right
New York Post
The lawsuit names Alpha Delta Phi Inc. and the Chicago Society of Alpha Delta Phi as defendants.
One outletNBC News· Left
Attorneys for the plaintiff say the fraternity ignored known sexual assault risks and cite reports of prior incidents dating back to 2009.
One outletABC News· Left
The fraternity told ABC News it suspended the member involved after learning of the allegations.
One outletABC News· Left
The university does not recognize fraternities as official student organizations and said it was prepared to help police.
One outletNBC News· Left
The case follows another reported sexual assault allegation at a different fraternity near the University of Chicago.
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NBC News, ABC News
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New York Post

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The fraternity did not do enough to prevent sexual assaults at its house.
Attorneys for the plaintiff allege the fraternity ignored known risks and lacked meaningful safeguards; the fraternity told ABC News it suspended the member involved after learning of the allegations.

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Every side present reports a lawsuit by a young woman alleging a sexual assault at the Alpha Delta Phi house on Feb. 7. Left-side outlets lead with the negligence claims and earlier reports at the fraternity, while the right-side outlet leads with the string of cases against the university.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines attribute the assault to the lawsuit, and ABC News puts earlier reports at the fraternity dating back to 2009 at the front of its headline.
Woman sexually assaulted at fraternity near University of Chicago, lawsuit alleges
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the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
1 outlet
The New York Post headline frames the case as a second lawsuit in a week against the university, and its excerpt calls the lawsuit explosive; it is the only right-side coverage supplied.
University of Chicago hit with second fraternity sexual assault lawsuit in a week
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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roil
Center
Has not covered this story.
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rockedexplosive new lawsuitelite institution

In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
roilMore neutral: raise concerns at
The verb suggests turmoil beyond the reported facts, which are two lawsuit allegations.
The new allegations mark the second case of alleged sexual assault to roil the University of Chicago in a matter of days.
Used byNBC News (Left)
Loaded verb
rockedMore neutral: faced
The verb dramatizes the effect of allegations that have not been established.
The lawsuit comes over a week after the elite institution was first rocked by sexual assault allegations at another frat house.
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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explosive new lawsuitMore neutral: new lawsuit
The adjective adds drama that the lawsuit itself does not establish.
…she was raped at a frat party near the University of Chicago, according to an explosive new lawsuit — over a week after the elite institution was first rocked by sexual assault…
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Loaded modifier
elite institutionMore neutral: the university
The label attaches a prestige judgement to the university that the reported facts do not require.
…of Chicago, according to an explosive new lawsuit — over a week after the elite institution was first rocked by sexual assault allegations at another frat house.
Used byNew York Post (Right)

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lawsuit’s negligence claims
prior reports since 2009
campus context and second case

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ABC NewsLeft
Teen's alleged rape at frat near Univ. of Chicago follows prior incidents: Lawsuit
An unnamed teenager has filed a lawsuit against a fraternity alleging it did not do enough to prevent sexual assaults, despite incidents dating back to 2009.
2 hr agoRead at ABC News (opens in a new tab)
NBC NewsLeft
Woman sexually assaulted at fraternity near University of Chicago, lawsuit alleges
The new allegations mark the second case of alleged sexual assault to Loaded verb“roil”The verb suggests turmoil beyond the reported facts, which are two lawsuit allegations.More neutral: raise concerns atDisagree with this highlight? the University of Chicago in a matter of days.
1 day agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

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1 outlet

Leads with

second lawsuit in a week
elite university
explosive new lawsuit

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New York PostRight
University of Chicago hit with second fraternity sexual assault lawsuit in a week
The lawsuit comes over a week after the elite institution was first Loaded verb“rocked”The verb dramatizes the effect of allegations that have not been established.More neutral: facedDisagree with this highlight? by sexual assault allegations at another frat house.
1 day agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
NBC News, Oct 20, 6:03 PM EDT
Center
No report yet
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Right
3 hr 26 min later
Its first report, Oct 20, 9:29 PM EDT

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NBC NewsLeftOct 20, 6:03 PM EDT
New York PostRightOct 20, 9:29 PM EDT
ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 7:40 PM EDT

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Lawsuit alleges sexual assault at Alpha Delta Phi house near University of Chicago

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From the left

Teen's alleged rape at frat near Univ. of Chicago follows prior incidents: Lawsuit

Woman sexually assaulted at fraternity near University of Chicago, lawsuit alleges

From the center

From the right

University of Chicago hit with second fraternity sexual assault lawsuit in a week

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