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2024 Gang Rape Allegations at Cornell University Revisited After New Lawsuit
On Oct. 20, 2024, seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University allegedly drugged and gang-raped an inebriated peer at a party. The case was reopened by prosecutors in Ithaca, New York after the victim, a former Cornell student known to the public as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit on Sept. 16 against the members of the fraternity and Cornell, claiming they failed to protect her.