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Attorney Reopens Cornell 2024 Gang-Rape Probe After Omission

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Attorney Matthew Van Houten is reopening the 2024 gang-rape probe at Cornell.
Van Houten said 2024 police statement omitted drugging allegations, prompting a grand-jury review.
Jane Doe filed a suit on Sept. 16, 2026 alleging drugging and rape by seven Chi Phi members.
Cornell’s Title IX inquiry expelled, suspended and barred the Chi Phi chapter.
A 2025 Cornell survey found 35% reported nonconsensual contact, with 52% of Greek-affiliated and 29% of non-Greek reporting assault.

History

Historical Context

Since the 2014 Rolling Stone exposé that falsely alleged a Phi Kappa Psi gang rape, UVA’s Greek system has faced repeated Title IX scrutiny, echoing a pattern of SAE misconduct nationwide. Sigma Alpha Epsilon recorded eleven deaths from drinking, drugs or hazing between 2006-2013, and its Stanford chapter was suspended in 2014 for similar violations on campus.

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Story summary

Attorney Matthew Van Houten is reopening the 2024 gang-rape probe at Cornell.
Van Houten said 2024 police statement omitted drugging allegations, prompting a grand-jury review.
Jane Doe filed a suit on Sept. 16, 2026 alleging drugging and rape by seven Chi Phi members.
Cornell’s Title IX inquiry expelled, suspended and barred the Chi Phi chapter.
A 2025 Cornell survey found 35% reported nonconsensual contact, with 52% of Greek-affiliated and 29% of non-Greek reporting assault.

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