FALSE COLLEGE Rape Allegation ‘Destroyed’ My Life: Suit
A Long Island woman’s unsubstantiated rape allegation after a drunken night in an upstate frat house has “destroyed” a New Jersey man’s life, he says in a $6 million lawsuit. Catherine Reddington claimed on social media that Alex Goldman assaulted her at Syracuse University following a party in April 2017. The two engineering majors woke up fully clothed in Goldman’s bed, both claiming no memory of the night before. Yet, she went to the police and the university with her accusations. She posted her tale of assault on Facebook.
A months-long investigation, which included a medical exam, rape kit and bloodwork within 26 hours of the incident, found no evidence Ms. Reddington was assaulted, drugged or even had a sexual encounter with Mr. Goldman. Investigators found it “impossible to determine what, if anything, occurred that evening between Ms. Reddington and Mr. Goldman. There is no credible proof of any sexual conduct in this case, consensual or non-consensual,” wrote assistant district attorney explaining why Goldman was never charged.
“What she has alleged about this office and this young man is simply not accurate,” Onondaga District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick said. “I don’t know what her motivation is for that.” Goldman chose to sue Reddington “because he could not sit idly by,” his lawyer Seth Zuckerman said. “Mr. Goldman will do everything possible to recover his good name.”
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