Cornell students stage anti-rape rally in support of 'Jane Doe'
Students demanded expulsions and an external review after Cornell said its investigation led to suspensions and expulsions in the case, officials said.
- On Monday, Oct. 5, nearly 1,000 Cornell University students marched through Ithaca, New York, to support a classmate known as Jane Doe and demand accountability regarding her gang-rape allegations.
- Doe's September lawsuit alleges she was gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024 after being drugged, prompting public outrage over why law enforcement originally declined to pursue charges.
- Demonstrators demanded the resignation of Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, accusing the administration of perpetuating what they called a "culture of rape" on campus.
- Last Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed New York State Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to reopen the investigation, saying she was "deeply disturbed" by the original handling.
- The Cornell NAACP chapter is organizing an economic boycott and sit-in for Wednesday, Oct. 7, while the university's Board of Trustees plans an independent review by an outside law firm.
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Thousands of students in Ithaca, New York, are demonstrating against their own university: under the motto »I am Jane Doe«, they denounce the use of the allegations of sexual violence – and demand consequences.
The victim claims that seven members of the same fraternity participated in this event that may have lasted several hours of the night.
Large-scale protests by students protesting against this incident were held at Cornell University in the United States, where a group sexual assault incident involving a member of a male student club on campus broke out again, and the situation is spreading. On the 5th, Cornell University held a large-scale rally of students to protest against the measures taken by the school authorities in response to this incident and to stand in solidarity wi…
At the U.S. elite university Cornell the anger about the handling of the alleged group rape grows. Windows are smashed, the accusation of protecting the perpetrators denounces as graffiti on the walls. Also the plaintiff is threatened.
Students at Cornell University in the United States held a large demonstration on Monday in solidarity with a fellow student who was allegedly subjected to a gang assault almost two years ago.
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