A civil lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court accuses members of Arizona State University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity of supplying alcohol to an 18-year-old woman, failing to respond to her visible impairment and allowing an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus Tempe rush party. The allegations have not been adjudicated.
The plaintiff, identified in court filings as Jane Doe, says she attended a “Wine Wednesday” event at a fraternity house in the Meyer Park neighborhood in August 2024. As described in the complaint and reported by Phoenix New Times, fraternity members allegedly gave her and her friends alcohol until she was visibly impaired. The lawsuit alleges that member Tristian Torres isolated Doe inside the house and sexually assaulted her, while other members failed to summon emergency assistance.
The complaint names Kappa Sigma’s Rho chapter, the national fraternity and its endowment fund, Torres and other members. It seeks damages for alleged physical and emotional injuries, educational setbacks and continuing distress. Torres has said he intends to contest the allegations, according to the account of the litigation.
What the public record does—and does not—show
The lawsuit is a civil proceeding, not a finding of criminal guilt. The account reported by Phoenix New Times says Doe was taken to a hospital and that testing documented a blood-alcohol concentration of .222 percent. Those allegations and medical findings will be evaluated through the litigation; the available material does not establish the outcome of any criminal investigation or whether charges will be filed…