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What Jane Doe told Cornell hearing panel about alleged 2024 gang rape
The panel’s ruling followed a 12-day hearing and a dispute over consent, while Jane Doe filed a civil suit and state and outside probes continued.
Cornell University expelled two students and suspended two others following a Title IX hearing regarding a 2024 sexual assault at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
Transcripts from a 12-day hearing reveal conflicting accounts of the October 2024 incident, where Jane Doe alleged she was "raped and tormented" by fraternity members who denied all wrongdoing.
Doe testified she was coerced into using ketamine, while some accused men argued the sexual encounter was consensual; others claimed they were present but uninvolved.
Hundreds of students rallied on October 5, 2026, protesting the university's response, while New York Attorney General Letitia James launched an investigation into the incident.
Cornell's board of trustees tapped law firm King & Spalding, led by former acting U.S. attorney general Sally Yates, to conduct an independent probe as the case sparks national campus safety discussions.