Cornell to Review Fraternities as New York Appoints Special Prosecutor in Alleged Gang Rape Case
- A lawsuit alleges that a student was sexually assaulted at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024; all seven defendants deny wrongdoing.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor after local prosecutors declined to file charges, and James opened a criminal investigation.
- Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced reviews of fraternities and sororities and of the university’s handling of the allegations by outside lawyers.
- The case renewed debate over New York’s consent law concerning people who voluntarily become intoxicated.
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Noticias ao MinutoCornell University has banned frat parties, a measure that will last at least until the end of the school year. This is a group rape that dates back to 2024, and the case has now been reopened - and now the state police in New York are investigating.
A court-ordered investigation into rape in a meeting where "Jane Doe" accuses seven other students has been reopened through a new complaint and the mobilization of students. The issue of consent and judicial and academic failures is at the centre of the debate.
Cornell to Review Fraternities as New York Appoints Special Prosecutor in Alleged Gang Rape Case
Cornell University will examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus, according to a statement by the University’s President Michael Kotlikoff. This came after New York’s Attorney General Letitia James launched a criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house in Ithaca. In a video message to the campus community, […]
The Scoop: Cornell stages largest PR response yet after gang rape allegations
Plus: The Kelly Clarkson bird PR fiasco; Mark Zuckerberg’s Guiness face goes viral. Almost a month after the disturbing news of the mishandling of an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University frat party became national news, the university is mounting its most vigorous response yet. The university released a multi-pronged strategy that included a […]
The president of Cornell University has made his mea culpa and announced a package of measures to combat the culture of rape on his campus, reports the American media. At the same time, a new complaint of sexual assault in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity of the University of Chicago once again shook the academic world overseas.
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