2024 Cornell University rape allegations

Legendary card · No. 36

On September 16, 2026, a former Cornell University student referred to by the pseudonym Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the university, its Chi Phi fraternity chapter, seven student members of the fraternity, her sorority Delta Delta Delta, and others. Doe alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped by the seven students at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024, and that Cornell failed to protect her and punish the alleged perpetrators. The incident allegedly took place between October 19 and 20, 2024, about three weeks before Doe reported it to Cornell University Police on November 8. After receiving a six–page summary of Doe's police interview, Tompkins County district attorney Matthew Van Houten declined to present the case to a grand jury; consequently, none of the accused were charged with a crime. From January to May 2025, Cornell conducted a Title IX investigation and at least twelve hearings, resulting in the expulsion of two students and the closure of the Chi Phi chapter...

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