Fraternity officials said they are cooperating with the Charlottesville Police Department, which is investigating the assault report.

Capt. Gary Pleasants, of the Charlottesville Police Department, said the department will continue its investigation.

"We received a call from UVa requesting that we investigate an incident that may have occurred in 2012 and we are doing so," he said. “Our purpose is to find the truth in any matter and that’s what we are looking for here. These [statements] do not change our focus moving forward."

The article, "A Rape on Campus," was written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely and described the student being raped by seven men at a UVa fraternity during a party. The story created a furor at UVa and other campuses, leading to protests, vigils and the creation of a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault at the university.

How that policy is to be implemented has yet to be determined.

Dana wrote that nothing about the woman's story gave the reporter or editors reason to doubt her veracity.