Cornell University Is Embroiled in Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit - The Ithaca Voice
The lawsuit says Cornell ignored multiple complaints about the same student, and a judge has let the case proceed toward trial.
- Cornell University faces a 2023 lawsuit accusing former student Esat Braveboy of committing "drug-facilitated sexual assault, rape and to sodomize students" between 2018 and 2021, with the Ivy League school accused of ignoring multiple complaints.
- Plaintiffs allege Cornell ignored multiple Title IX complaints against Braveboy, with lawyers claiming at least five to ten others were also sexually abused by him before the university suspended the investigation when he withdrew in December 2021.
- On Friday, Cornell's Faculty Senate issued a vote of no confidence against top leaders' ability to manage the response to Doe's lawsuit, while University President Michael Kotlikoff acknowledged in an eight-minute video that "We dont have all the answers, but we are committed to investigating."
- Following national outrage over a separate 2024 lawsuit involving the Chi Phi fraternity, Cornell appointed former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to independently review the university's handling of sexual assault complaints.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James is overseeing a criminal investigation into the separate 2024 case, while Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers plan to modify the "voluntary intoxication loophole" to better support survivors in prosecution.
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The case comes as the Ivy League institution grapples with a high-profile scandal over a different civil case filed in September by a woman identified in court papers as Jane Doe.
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