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Jewish student fraternity at centre of sex abuse allegations says it is helping police

Alpha Epsilon Pi has already suspended a number of members

July 15, 2020 08:31
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The all-male St Andrew university Jewish student fraternity at the centre of sexual abuse allegations has contacted police offering to help with their investigation.

Alpha Epsilon Pi has already suspended a number of young males who, it said, had “any role” in up to 12 alleged incidents of rape, sexual assault and harassment involving the fraternity.

The allegations emerged on a social media site – the St Andrews Survivors Instagram Account – which detailed 50 different incidents from victims of abuse.

A report in The Times quoted a source close to the fraternity who told them that “the chapter has proactively reached out to the local police offering to help”.