New York, Oct. 2 -- A sexual-assault case involving a former Cornell University student has returned to the spotlight after prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations that seven men assaulted her at a fraternity house in October 2024.
The woman, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, was 20 at the time. She filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell, the fraternity and the men on September 16, alleging that she was drugged, sexually assaulted and inadequately protected by the university.
According to the BBC, Doe went to the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca on the night of October 19, 2024, after drinking, to meet a male friend. She initially had a sexual encounter with two men she knew, which she later told investigators ...