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Jane Doe sues Cornell over alleged Chi Phi rape

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC · How we work

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Jane Doe Sues Cornell

Jane Doe sued Cornell University and seven Chi Phi fraternity members over an alleged October 2024 rape.
Doe alleges she was intoxicated, pressured to snort ketamine and raped for hours.
Doe filed a police report on November 8, 2024, three weeks after the alleged assault.
Cornell’s Title IX investigation expelled two men, and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office said evidence was insufficient for criminal charges.

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Cornell Faces Rising Assaults

Cornell’s Presidential Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault issued March recommendations on prevention, reporting, education, and accountability.
A 2025 survey found 35% of undergraduate women reported nonconsensual sexual contact, up from 23% in 2023.
Doe’s complaint alleges Cornell ignored warnings about drug use and sexual misconduct at Chi Phi, breaching its duty.
The civil suit proceeds under a preponderance-of-evidence standard, lower than the criminal beyond-reasonable-doubt threshold.

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Jane Doe Sues Cornell

Jane Doe sued Cornell University and seven Chi Phi fraternity members over an alleged October 2024 rape.
Doe alleges she was intoxicated, pressured to snort ketamine and raped for hours.
Doe filed a police report on November 8, 2024, three weeks after the alleged assault.
Cornell’s Title IX investigation expelled two men, and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office said evidence was insufficient for criminal charges.

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