The Brief A 19-year-old woman alleges she was raped at a University of Chicago fraternity house in February, according to a lawsuit filed in Cook County. The lawsuit claims the fraternity and its national organization ignored years of sexual assault reports and failed to enforce meaningful safety measures. The case comes as Chicago police investigate a separate reported sexual assault at a nearby fraternity.



A 19-year-old woman was raped at a University of Chicago fraternity house in February, according to a new lawsuit alleging the fraternity and its national organization failed to address years of sexual assault reports.

The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Gould Grieco   Hensley, PLLC, names Alpha Delta Phi, Inc., and the university's Chicago Society of Alpha Delta Phi chapter as defendants. The University of Chicago is named as a respondent in discovery, which allows the plaintiff to seek records and potentially add the university as a defendant if the evidence warrants it.

The complaint alleges the woman, identified as Jane Doe, attended a party at the Alpha Delta Phi house at 5747 S. University Ave. on Feb. 7. A male fraternity member allegedly took her to a room and raped her while she was unable to consent, then left her unconscious.

A friend later found the woman, who struggled to speak and walk as friends helped her leave the house, according to the lawsuit. The next morning, she discovered bloodstains on her underwear and reported the alleged assault to Chicago police. The investigation remains open.

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The complaint alleges the fraternity chapter has been the subject of multiple sexual assault investigations since 2009.

In January of that year, two sexual assaults were reported at the house within five days of each other, according to the lawsuit. Chicago police and University of Chicago police also investigated a reported assault connected to the chapter's weekly  Bar Night  gathering. One student was taken to an emergency room by ambulance following an incident, the complaint alleges.

The lawsuit also 
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