India, Sept. 28 -- A 2024 alleged sexual assault at Cornell University has returned to the spotlight after a former student filed a civil lawsuit accusing seven Chi Phi fraternity members of drugging and sexually assaulting her. The case has now been reopened by prosecutors in New York, while celebrities including Florence Pugh and Josh Gad have publicly reacted to the allegations.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and the seven men named in the lawsuit have the right to defend themselves.

According to a civil complaint filed in New York on September 14, 2026, the woman, identified as Jane Doe, was 20 and a Cornell student when the alleged incident took place on October 19, 2024.

The lawsuit says she had been drinking duri...