A college student says she was assaulted at a Turning Point USA event, while staff did nothing to stop the attack. As she comes forward with her allegations, some screenshots purport to show Turning Point leadership failing to support her afterward, and her complaint about the behavior of other members.
She says that she is working with law enforcement at her college, and has filed a police report.
As this unfolds, further video clips are dropping that purport to show other issues at TPUSA events, including leadership making light of underage drinking.
Sexual Assault Allegations At Turning Point USA Event
Megyn Doyle was serving as Vice President of the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers University when the incident occurred. She’s released a video statement with her allegations.
In it, she says that she was attending the chapter’s Leadership Summit, and went to the room of a fellow chapter leader to collect menstrual products he was holding for her because her bag didn’t have sufficient room. She says that when she asked for her period products, he refused, and another male chapter member got on top of her and pinned her down, while other men stood by watching and recording.
She says she’s working with Rutgers police and with the university to see what options she has to seek accountability for those involved.
Video Of The Incident Is Circulating On Social Media
In a short video clip circulating on social media, several men can be seen holding down another person on a bed, while making crude remarks like, “She’s really for the whole team.” The clip is only 4 seconds long, and the victim’s face is not visible in it.
Doyle’s description of the incident includes “men” filming her — plural — so it’s not entirely clear whether there is additional footage floating being passed around, or whether any other video evidence has been deleted.
However, other screenshots and images have been released that allegedly show the man who pinned her down trying to silence her. In one exchange, one participant says
“You posted a video and contacted a paper saying I sexually assaulted you.”
The reply comes back:
“Never said you sexually assaulted me. I said you assaulted me. Which you did.”
The screenshots appear to have been sent to a reporter by someone going by the name “Jim Callahan,” and the other party is identified in the screenshots only as “Megyn.”
Doyle does not use the phrase “sexual assault” in her video. She says, instead, “Another chapter member, another male chapter member, got on top of me and assaulted, violated me, while men stood by and watched and recorded me.”
Other Videos Are Also Purportedly From TPUSA Events
There are also videos of students drinking alcohol while declaring, “We are here for Charlie, and we are here because of Charlie!”
Charlie Kirk, founder and former leader of Turning Point, was killed while speaking on a college campus in September of last year. An arrest has been made in that case, which has continued to be a subject of controversy, with his widow appearing on stage at political events, and other pundits debating conspiracy theories about why he was killed.
Another video claims to show a TPUSA general counsel stopping a party and sending attendees to their rooms, appearing to acknowledge that at least some of the drinkers are underage. We could not independently verify the ages or identities of individuals seen in that clip.
Turning Point USA Responds
Turning Point USA has responded to the allegations, saying that they launched an internal investigation and that everyone involved, except for Doyle, who would not participate in the organization’s activity, denied there was any sexual assault.
They also say that TPUSA staff wasn’t involved or aware of the incident, and emphasize that Doyle only used the word “assault,” rather than “sexual assault,” in her police report, despite describing an attack that involved male students holding her down and making sexual comments.
Their statement to TMZ heavily leans on distancing the organization from the incident, noting that the hotel room in question was not booked by TPUSA, and that the male student involved no longer has affiliation with the organization after being removed from the event the following day over an unrelated matter.
TPUSA also wanted to emphasize that the blood seen on the young woman’s clothing in video clips of the incident was menstrual, and not a result of an assault, according to their witnesses in the room.
