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Cornell, U.S. Agree on Independent 2024 Rape Probe

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. officials and Cornell University agree to an independent probe of the 2024 rape.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said President Michael Kotlikoff supports the external investigation.
Senator Chuck Schumer demanded a truly independent, exhaustive review of the case.
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the case, citing New York’s voluntary-intoxication loophole.
Cornell’s 2025 survey shows 35% of women reported nonconsensual contact, up from 23%.

History

Historical Context

Title IX, signed on June 23 1972 after Birch Bayh’s Senate amendment and Edith Green’s House hearings, barred sex discrimination in any federally funded school, when women comprised 42 % of college students. The 1984 Supreme Court Grove City ruling narrowed its scope until the 1988 Civil Rights Restoration Act restored coverage. Today, Governor Hochul, Senator Schumer and others demand an independent probe of Cornell’s 2024 rape case.

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Story summary

U.S. officials and Cornell University agree to an independent probe of the 2024 rape.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said President Michael Kotlikoff supports the external investigation.
Senator Chuck Schumer demanded a truly independent, exhaustive review of the case.
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten reopened the case, citing New York’s voluntary-intoxication loophole.
Cornell’s 2025 survey shows 35% of women reported nonconsensual contact, up from 23%.

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