Phone calls, records suggest some Cornell frat brothers tried to contain 'gang rape' allegations: ABC News
Draft letters show Cornell police sought to preserve texts, calls and media from 2 carriers as they investigated the alleged assault, records show.
- Cornell University faced renewed scrutiny on Monday, September 28, 2026, over a 2024 sexual assault case at the Chi Phi fraternity house, where Jane Doe alleged she was drugged and gang-raped by multiple men.
- Following the October 19, 2024, incident, Chi Phi members allegedly engaged in 'damage control' to minimize the situation, according to text messages and phone records reviewed by ABC News.
- Jane Doe recorded phone calls with fraternity member Matthew Ingalls before reporting the incident, telling him, 'The only way for me to heal is to know what happened,' according to ABC News.
- Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James assumed control of the criminal investigation, replacing Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten following public outcry over the case's initial handling.
- A lawsuit filed last month by Doe against Cornell and seven Chi Phi members alleges the university failed to protect her, fueling national debate over consent and fraternity culture.
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The political path of the Cornell rape allegation
THE POLITICAL PATH OF THE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATION. At one point, the ugly incident on the night of Oct. 19-20, 2024, at the Cornell University Chi Phi fraternity house seemed to be settled. A 20-year-old female student had accused several fraternity members of raping her in a long night of drinking, drugs, and group sex. […]
By Gloria Pazmino, Jessie Yeung, Isa Mudannayake and Holly Yan, CNN Documents recently obtained and reviewed by CNN show that Cornell University Police wrote letters addressed to mobile phone companies about a week after a student, now known as Jane Doe, reported to the Police that she had been
Cornell police sought phone evidence that lawyer says never reached prosecutors
Cornell University police sought to preserve phone records shortly after a student reported an alleged sexual assault involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024, newly obtained documents...
Jane Doe's case involves Cornell police drafting warrants for wireless data
Ithaca, New York (CNN) — Newly obtained documents reviewed by CNN show Cornell University police drafted letters to wireless carriers about a week after a student now known as Jane Doe told police she had been sexually assaulted by members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024. The revelation has raised more questions about what information university police shared with prosecutors before the local district attorney’s office declined to file charges…
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