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Sigma Nu fraternity member suspended at USC as students protest reports of "possible drug-facilitated sexual assaults"
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The University of Southern California fraternity member in the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity who was accused of sexual assault has been suspended, CBS Los Angeles reports. Los Angeles Police Department officials named Ryan Schiffilea, who was the president of the chapter, as the fraternity member in question.
As of Friday, he is no longer a member of the USC chapter or the national fraternity pending a full investigation, the chapter said in a statement on Instagram.
According to an email sent to USC staff and obtained by CBS Los Angeles, the university received reports of drugs being placed into drinks during a party at the Sigma Nu fraternity house located in the 600 block of W. 28th Street, leading to "possible drug-facilitated sexual assaults."
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