3rd Stockton Freshman Says In Lawsuit She Was Raped At Frat House

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Another Stockton University student has filed a lawsuit claiming she was drugged and raped in September of 2014 by a fellow student and accuses the university of failing to investigate the assault and protect young women.

The woman, who now lives in Manahawkin, is the third woman to come forward over the past few weeks alleging that she was assaulted at an off-campus Pi Kappa Phi fraternity party in 2014, according to several news outlets.

To read the details of the latest lawsuit, read the report in nj.com.

The first two woman who filed suit say they were assaulted by the same man at the frat house. Patch has not identified any of the men because they have not been charged by police. To read the second lawsuit story, click here.

A Brick woman filed the first lawsuit, alleging she was drugged, raped at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity party and says the attack was posted on Snapchat. To read the first lawsuit story, click here.

"There is a systemic problem with underage drinking and sexual assault at Stockton," said Robert Fuggi, the Toms River attorney who represents all three women. He said much of the issue is tied to what he called "rogue fraternities" that host parties specifically targeting female students.

"They prey on these young girls," some of whom have just turned 18 not long before leaving for college, he said after the first lawsuit was filed. "This has been going on for a while."

Pi Kappa Phi is not an authorized fraternity at Stockton and the locations where the alleged assaults took place are also off-campus and not affiliated with the college, spokesperson Diane D'Amico has said.

Pi Kappa Phi closed the Stockton chapter back in May 2010, Mark Timmes, Chief Executive Officer for the fraternity, told The Trentonian. "The defendants named in this lawsuit are not members of Pi Kappa Phi," he said. "The fraternity does not have any further comment on the pending litigation."

All three assaults are under investigation by Stockton University Police, Galloway Township police and/or the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, D'Amico said.

Stockton also has in place programs all incoming students must attend that address sexual assault and violence prevention, she said.

"We take sexual assaults of any member of our community extremely seriously and have extensive resources in place to support and protect students and the community," she said.

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