Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made public
TL;DR
- New York prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an alleged gang-rape at Cornell University.
- The investigation was reopened following public outcry over the lenient treatment of seven Chi Phi fraternity members accused of the assault.
- The victim alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted over a seven-hour period in October 2024.
- According to the victim's lawyers, only two of the seven accused fraternity members were expelled; others received minor sanctions.
- The Tompkins county district attorney stated his office is re-examining the case due to "dramatically different" allegations in the civil lawsuit compared to the initial police statement.
- Cornell University has stated the Xi chapter of Chi Phi fraternity remains barred from campus, citing federal privacy laws for not disclosing disciplinary actions against individual students.
- The victim's attorney criticized the lack of arrest for the alleged perpetrators and the handling of the initial police complaint.
- Actor Florence Pugh publicly supported the victim, urging men to be more involved in addressing such behavior.