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Female Yale Students File Suit Alleging School Turned 'Blind Eye' To Fraternity Sexual Misconduct

Three female students filed a lawsuit against Yale University and nine off-campus fraternities this week. An attorney for the fraternities called the accusations "baseless."
Patrons sit in the Atticus Bookstore Cafe, which overlooks the Yale University campus, on Chapel Street in New Haven, Conn. (Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)

Three female students are suing Yale University and nine off-campus fraternities there, arguing that the fraternities create a hostile environment for women and that Yale is “turning a blind eye” to sexual misconduct.

Anna McNeil, one of the plaintiffs, says she was repeatedly groped at fraternity parties during her first year at Yale.

“I’ve had

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