Cornell Fraternity Case Reopened After Civil Lawsuit, DA Says
The district attorney said new evidence and public outrage justify a grand jury review as Cornell faces renewed scrutiny over its handling of the case.
- On Monday, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University following a civil lawsuit filed less than two weeks earlier.
- Van Houten acknowledged his office relied solely on Cornell Police's 2024 investigation and did not independently investigate, while describing the victim's original statement as 'dramatically different' from the recent civil complaint.
- Plaintiff's attorney Thomas P. Giuffra claims a group chat is a 'critical piece of evidence' that was provided to authorities in 2024 but never reached the district attorney's office.
- Van Houten intends to present the case to a Tompkins County grand jury with Jane Doe's cooperation to determine whether the alleged conduct constitutes criminal behavior.
- Defendant Scott Kretzschmar denied the allegations through counsel, stating the incident 'did not happen,' while Cornell confirmed the Chi Phi chapter remains barred from campus.
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A crisis that goes far beyond Cornell
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A young woman filed a civil suit against students of the 'Chi Phi' fraternity at Cornell University, after being the victim of a group rape.
An episode of collective rape that occurred in October 2024 gained repercussions this week after a former student, identified in judicial documents such as Jane Doe, entered with a civil action against the university and seven men. The prosecutor of Tompkins County in New York City reopened the criminal investigation into the case involving seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University, one of the institutions of the Ivy League A…
In 2024, a 20-year-old woman is suspected of being raped and drugged by several students at the elite Cornell University. Now the investigation has been reopened and the case has become political. – The culture of rape, sexual assault and pedophilia is protected by elite universities in the United States, says top Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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