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Sunday, July 06, 2025

Court dismisses rape case against Sigma Chi fraternity

A lawsuit against Sigma Chi's  UW-Madison and national chapters, filed by a UW-Madison student who claims she was raped at the fraternity house in October 2008, has been closed, according to Milwaukee County Judge Timothy Dugan.

The woman, who claimed she was drugged and raped several times after a UW-Madison football game in the fall of 2008, went to the media with the story in February 2009.

She then filed a civil lawsuit against the fraternity claiming it was negligence by Sigma Chi that caused her injuries.

Dugan said he dismissed the plaintiff's claim because she could not prove her case.

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Some defendants were dismissed by stipulation prior to the decision, Dugan said.

No attorneys on the case were available for comment, and UW-Madison declined to comment.

 

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