US Prosecutors Reopen 2024 Cornell Gang Rape Case
The district attorney said new allegations and evidence in the civil suit could support charges, and the case may go before a grand jury.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the criminal investigation into a 2024 sexual assault at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house after reviewing new allegations in a civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe.
- Prosecutors initially declined charges in 2024 after Doe's sworn statement described her participation as "voluntary, conscious and consensual," Van Houten said, a position that contrasts sharply with her current civil allegations of being drugged and gang-raped.
- The lawsuit alleges fraternity members pressured Doe to consume ketamine, marijuana, and alcohol "to the point of intoxication," while Cornell University maintains it conducted a "thorough" Title IX investigation resulting in expulsions and suspensions from the fraternity.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for an independent review of Cornell's response, while Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo imposed a permit moratorium on student events until the university releases updated safety protocols and practices.
- Van Houten assigned a senior prosecutor experienced in sex crimes to prepare the case for a grand jury within 45 days, as public debate intensifies over the university's handling of sexual assault and New York's consent laws.
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A student accuses seven men of having raped her on a fraternity evening two years ago. No criminal charges had been completed and the sanctions applied by the university are now making a scandal in the United StatesA case of collective rape is shaking up the United States. A former student, named "Jane Doe", filed a complaint against Cornell University and seven men, who she accuses of having raped her in 2024 during an evening of fraternity. Th…
Seven people are accused of raping a fellow student in 2024.
A woman claims to have been sexually assaulted by seven men on Cornell University campus in New York State for several hours on the night of October 19, 2024. In a prosecution filed two weeks ago, she seeks redress for the alleged assailants, but also for various institutions, including the university.
Following a lawsuit, the prosecution reopened the case for alleged sexual assault against a former student in a Cornell fraternity in 2024.
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