Phone calls, records suggest some Cornell frat brothers tried to contain 'gang rape' allegations: ABC News
Messages and records show some Chi Phi members tried to manage reputational fallout after the alleged assault, while investigators later found two men were expelled.
- Cornell University faced renewed scrutiny on Monday, September 28, 2026, over a 2024 sexual assault case at the Chi Phi fraternity house, where Jane Doe alleged she was drugged and gang-raped by multiple men.
- Following the October 19, 2024, incident, Chi Phi members allegedly engaged in 'damage control' to minimize the situation, according to text messages and phone records reviewed by ABC News.
- Jane Doe recorded phone calls with fraternity member Matthew Ingalls before reporting the incident, telling him, 'The only way for me to heal is to know what happened,' according to ABC News.
- Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James assumed control of the criminal investigation, replacing Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten following public outcry over the case's initial handling.
- A lawsuit filed last month by Doe against Cornell and seven Chi Phi members alleges the university failed to protect her, fueling national debate over consent and fraternity culture.
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Texts show worried Cornell fraternity brothers coordinating responses as accusations came to light
On Nov. 8, 2024, the day Jane Doe reported being sexually assaulted, texts obtained by NBC News show members of the fraternity discussing how to handle the situation.
Lawyer For Cornell Jane Doe Fears Key Evidence Has Been Destroyed & Is 'At The Bottom Of Lake Cayuga'
The attorney for a former Cornell University student who has accused seven fraternity members of gang rape says he believes much of the evidence in the case may have been lost or destroyed, blaming investigators for failing to act quickly. “The minute these guys knew they were in trouble, they started deleting everything, they started […] The post Lawyer For Cornell Jane Doe Fears Key Evidence Has Been Destroyed & Is ‘At The Bottom Of Lake Cayug…
The political path of the Cornell rape allegation
THE POLITICAL PATH OF THE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATION. At one point, the ugly incident on the night of Oct. 19-20, 2024, at the Cornell University Chi Phi fraternity house seemed to be settled. A 20-year-old female student had accused several fraternity members of raping her in a long night of drinking, drugs, and group sex. […]
By Gloria Pazmino, Jessie Yeung, Isa Mudannayake and Holly Yan, CNN Documents recently obtained and reviewed by CNN show that Cornell University Police wrote letters addressed to mobile phone companies about a week after a student, now known as Jane Doe, reported to the Police that she had been
Cornell police sought phone evidence that lawyer says never reached prosecutors
Cornell University police sought to preserve phone records shortly after a student reported an alleged sexual assault involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024, newly obtained documents...
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