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Brown University students rally against sexual violence, call for accountability

The case has prompted renewed scrutiny of campus sexual assault policies, with New York Attorney General Letitia James leading a new criminal investigation.

  • On September 16, a former Cornell University student known as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024.
  • Two years before the lawsuit, former student leaders had warned university administrators of a 'known rape culture' in fraternities, following police reports of five druggings and two sexual assaults in one week during November 2022.
  • Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten stated that Doe's November 2024 sworn statement described the conduct as "voluntary, conscious, and consensual," though her attorneys now claim she was incapacitated by drugs and alcohol.
  • Governor Kathy Hochul appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor earlier this month, while Cornell retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of the school's response.
  • Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond ordered filings sealed on Friday, citing safety concerns after an incorrect address led to threats against a non-involved person who happens to be a former Marine.
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British GQ broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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