New text messages linked to Jane Doe rape case at Cornell University
The messages have fueled a campus backlash as students seek leadership changes and prosecutors reopen the case.
- Newly released text messages reported by TMZ appear to show Jane Doe describing a 2024 encounter at Cornell University as consensual, challenging her later allegations against Chi Phi fraternity members.
- These messages relate to an alleged 2024 assault, for which Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit in September 2026 accusing seven Chi Phi members of sexual assault while she was impaired by alcohol and ketamine.
- Messages show Doe writing "I really liked being with you and Matt" and "Our body, our choice," though she later alleged "90% of what happened that night was not consensual" citing memory loss from substances.
- Jane Doe's attorney told Scripps News, "They are like the texts that were released earlier," while no criminal charges have been filed against the men despite Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopening the investigation.
- Cornell University has commissioned Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to review the allegations, while students and faculty have demanded administrative changes, including the resignation of Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, amid the ongoing controversy.
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