Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'
Protesters demanded expulsions, independent hearings and new sexual assault training as a state special prosecutor took over the reopened criminal investigation.
- On Monday, Oct. 5, nearly 1,000 Cornell University students marched through Ithaca, New York, to support a classmate known as Jane Doe and demand accountability regarding her gang-rape allegations.
- Doe's September lawsuit alleges she was gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024 after being drugged, prompting public outrage over why law enforcement originally declined to pursue charges.
- Demonstrators demanded the resignation of Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, accusing the administration of perpetuating what they called a "culture of rape" on campus.
- Last Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed New York State Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to reopen the investigation, saying she was "deeply disturbed" by the original handling.
- The Cornell NAACP chapter is organizing an economic boycott and sit-in for Wednesday, Oct. 7, while the university's Board of Trustees plans an independent review by an outside law firm.
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By Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, Holly Yan and Gloria Pazmino, CNN A lawsuit filed last month by a former Cornell University student, who claims to have been the victim of a group rape in a frat house in 2024, sparked the reopening of an investigation and revived the controversy surrounding
Students and teachers demand justice for 'Jane Doe, 'victim of a controversial US university rape case...
Thousands of students in Ithaca, New York, are demonstrating against their own university: under the motto »I am Jane Doe«, they denounce the use of the allegations of sexual violence – and demand consequences.
The victim claims that seven members of the same fraternity participated in this event that may have lasted several hours of the night.
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