Cornell University Student Named in Jane Doe's Civil Suit Seeks to Be Dropped From Case
His lawyer says the claim is barred by a one-year statute of limitations and that the complaint alleges only a forced kiss.
- On Friday, Cornell University student Diego Sarabia filed a motion seeking dismissal from Jane Doe's civil lawsuit, arguing he did not participate in the most severe conduct alleged in the complaint.
- The lawsuit claims Sarabia was involved in a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity, where he allegedly grabbed her face and started kissing her, all without her consent, before she pushed him away.
- Defense attorney James Knox wrote that the suit is essentially about an "allegedly forced kiss" and that any intentional tort is "foreclosed by a strict one-year statute of limitations" because the lawsuit was filed nearly two years after the alleged events.
- Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond previously rejected a gag order request from Knox, calling the attempt a "side show" meant to distract from the case's merits and muddy the waters.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the incident as special prosecutor, while Cornell says it takes allegations of sexual violence "extremely seriously" and is conducting its own internal probe.
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