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Olivia Rodrigo Condemns Cornell After Alleged Gang Rape: Jane Doe ‘Deserves Answers’

Olivia Rodrigo said the student deserves answers and consequences as New York’s attorney general takes over criminal probes into the alleged assault.

  • Singer Olivia Rodrigo publicly backed Jane Doe on Sunday, writing on Instagram Stories, 'Shame on Cornell and on every institution who protects rapists and abusers over women.'
  • Jane Doe alleges she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity brothers at the Chi Phi house on October 19, 2024, when she was 20 years old.
  • While Doe reported the incident to Cornell University Police in 2024, no criminal charges followed; only two of the seven fraternity members were suspended, while others received minimal sanctions.
  • Following public backlash, New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed Attorney General Letitia James on Friday, October 2, to take over the criminal investigation, citing concerns regarding the original handling.
  • University President Michael Kotlikoff addressed the allegations on Saturday, calling them 'deeply disturbing' and acknowledging the case raises troubling issues regarding sexual assault and the university's initial investigation.
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[OSEN=Reporter Choi Yi-jeong] Pop star Olivia Rodrigo strongly criticized the so-called 'Cornell Seven' gang rape incident that occurred at the prestigious American university Cornell University and expressed solidarity with the victim. On the 4th (local time), Olivia Rodrigo took to her social media to [address] the female victim of the gang rape incident that occurred in the Cornell University fraternity house in October 2024

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Nieuws.nl broke the news on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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