Hochul calls for third-party investigation into Cornell over gang rape allegations

Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'

Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.

Oct 4, 2026

Prosecutors Are Revisiting Allegations of Gang Rape at Cornell

After a week of intensifying public pressure and reporting from Cornell’s independent daily newspaper, prosecutors in New York have reopened a criminal investigation into the alleged 2024 gang rape of a former student at the campus’s Chi Phi fraternity house. The student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a civil complaint earlier this month accusing Cornell […]

Sep 28, 2026

Cornell president calls out ‘party culture’ after alleged gang rape, backs state inquiry

Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house exposed troubling questions about the school’s “party culture” and pledged to examine the role of Greek life on campus as New York officials take over the criminal investigation. Kotlikoff addressed the allegations involving a former student, identified as Jane Doe, in […]

Oct 4, 2026

A timeline of Jane Doe’s allegations of Cornell gang rape

An incident at Cornell University involving alleged gang rape is stoking controversy after a woman filed a lawsuit alleging sexual assault nearly two years after she said the incident occurred. A young woman whose identity was shielded with a “Jane Doe” name filed the lawsuit on Sept. 16 in New York court, alleging seven members […]

Oct 1, 2026

Cornell gang rape allegations trigger political firestorm

The reopening of an investigation into allegations that a Cornell University student was drugged and gang-raped by seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers in 2024 has sparked an intense political debate over how accusations of sexual assault should be addressed in the public sphere. Commentators and lawmakers have jumped to comment on the sensational case in […]

Oct 1, 2026

Cornell president agrees to third-party gang rape investigation, Hochul says

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced on Wednesday that Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff has agreed to allow an independent investigation into the school’s handling of a female student’s allegations that she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024. Hochul had announced her intention to have an independent investigation into Cornell’s report […]

Oct 1, 2026

Hochul calls for third-party investigation into Cornell over gang rape allegations

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) called for a third-party investigation into Cornell University over allegations that a female student was drugged and gang raped by seven fraternity members in 2024. The New York district attorney for Tompkins County, where the Ithaca-based Ivy League school is located, reopened the criminal case concerning the allegations this week. The […]

Sep 29, 2026