US Prosecutors Reopen 2024 Cornell Gang Rape Case
The district attorney said new allegations and evidence in the civil suit could support charges, and the case may go before a grand jury.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the criminal investigation into a 2024 sexual assault at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house after reviewing new allegations in a civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe.
- Prosecutors initially declined charges in 2024 after Doe's sworn statement described her participation as "voluntary, conscious and consensual," Van Houten said, a position that contrasts sharply with her current civil allegations of being drugged and gang-raped.
- The lawsuit alleges fraternity members pressured Doe to consume ketamine, marijuana, and alcohol "to the point of intoxication," while Cornell University maintains it conducted a "thorough" Title IX investigation resulting in expulsions and suspensions from the fraternity.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for an independent review of Cornell's response, while Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo imposed a permit moratorium on student events until the university releases updated safety protocols and practices.
- Van Houten assigned a senior prosecutor experienced in sex crimes to prepare the case for a grand jury within 45 days, as public debate intensifies over the university's handling of sexual assault and New York's consent laws.
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The New York Public Prosecutor reopens the inquiry into the complaint of a student, who accuses seven members of a fraternity. The university initiates an independent investigation into the management of the case
Seven Cornell students are said to have raped a fellow student. Prove protocols: their testimony has been ignored. Now the judiciary is reopening the case.
Jane Doe Lawsuit Accuses 7 Cornell Fraternity Members of Gang Rape; Bar Denies Serving Underage Student
A former Cornell University student has filed a civil lawsuit against seven fraternity members, the university, the Chi Phi fraternity and a local bar over an alleged gang rape in 2024, prompting Tompkins County prosecutors to reopen an investigation into…
A timeline of the Cornell gang rape allegations
By Hanna Park, Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit filed last month by a former Cornell University student alleging a gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024 has prompted the reopening of an investigation and reignited a firestorm around the scourge of sexual assaults at universities in the US
Cornell Is Part of a Larger Pattern. The ERA Could Help Fix It.
Women across the country expressed outrage this week over news stemming from the 2024 case of a young woman attending Cornell who alleges in a civil lawsuit she was pressured to take drugs and gang-raped in a fraternity house on campus. The civil suit and subsequent pressure have led the district attorney to reopen the criminal investigation—a positive step, make no mistake. But it leads us to wonder: why was the investigation closed in the firs…
A criminal investigation was opened on Monday 28 September for "collective rape" following a student's complaint against seven members of a fraternity. The management of the case by the university is also pointed out.
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