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UW-Madison fraternity whose house was destroyed by fire expelled a member for alleged sexual assault

Madison fire investigators have learned that the fraternity whose Langdon Street house was destroyed by fire early Tuesday recently suspended a member for an alleged sexual assault.

Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter President Mike Miesen said he doesn’t believe there’s any link between the assault allegation and the subsequent fire, and he said the fraternity didn’t tell fire investigators about the assault allegation until after a Wisconsin State Journal reporter asked about it.