Jane Doe's lawyer accuses Cornell of "cover-up"
Jane Doe's lawyer Thomas Giuffra is accusing the university of a "cover-up," claiming school officials were more focused on protecting Cornell's reputation than seeking accountability.
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Jane Doe's lawyer Thomas Giuffra is accusing the university of a "cover-up," claiming school officials were more focused on protecting Cornell's reputation than seeking accountability.
Thomas Giuffra, the lawyer for Jane Doe, says she was "incapable of consent" because she was "completely, grossly intoxicated" the night she was allegedly raped at a Cornell fraternity house in October 2024.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell University alleged rape case.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removed the district attorney who was managing the Cornell University rape case and appointed state Attorney General Letitia James to handle an independent investigation going forward. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more details.
The photo was shared in a Snapchat group with dozens of Chi Phi fraternity brothers on the night the alleged victim says she was assaulted at Cornell.
Adriana Vink said dozens of students attended a town hall to discuss the administration's response to campus sexual violence.
A former Cornell student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit against the school and seven former fraternity brothers she accuses of rape and sexual assault.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul addressed the Cornell University gang rape allegations and said state Attorney General Letitia James will investigate the claims. Hochul also said the case is exposing a gap in state laws surrounding intoxication and consent. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.
Adriana Vink, a student at Cornell University, and her mother, Carolyn Castiglia, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about the public hearing on sexual violence that was held Thursday after a former student filed a lawsuit alleging she was gang raped by multiple men in a fraternity house in 2024. "We feel anger here at Cornell and feel incredibly let down by the adults in charge who are supposed to be keeping us safe," Vink said.
Documents from Cornell University's Title IX investigation are emerging, and they paint a clearer picture of what Jane Doe described about the night she spent inside the Chi Phi fraternity house, where she was allegedly sexually assaulted by several men. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
According to the record, a student who had been at the Chi Phi house the night of the alleged assault told a Title IX investigator she got a call the next day from one of the accused men.
CBS News has examined hundreds of pages of transcripts from the Title IX investigation conducted by Cornell University into the allegations made by a former student who claims she was drugged and gang-raped at a fraternity house.
CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe explains New York rape law and how it might play into the alleged Cornell University gang rape case.
CBS News has obtained copies of several documents related to the investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University frat house. Tom Hanson reports on the new details.
CBS News New York has obtained documents from Cornell University's Title IX investigation into the alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity party. According to those records, Jane Doe said she told the men that she was tired and didn't want to continue, but instead of stopping, she claims she was encouraged to take more substances. CBS News' crime reporter Anna Schecter has more.
The Cornell University rape investigation is putting a spotlight on what experts call a legal loophole in New York's rape laws, which makes it harder to prosecute a rape case if the victim was drunk or took drugs willingly. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
Activist and survivor Summer Willis joins "The Takeout" to talk about the alleged 2024 Cornell rape case and her work to change the nation's consent laws.
CBS News New York has been combing through records that take us inside Cornell University's Title IX investigation into an alleged gang rape at a fraternity.
In a 2024 statement to Cornell University campus police, Jane Doe says that her accused abusers knew she was intoxicated. CBS News' Tom Hanson and Lilia Luciano have more details on this case.
More disturbing details are coming to light from the alleged Cornell rape victim's official sworn statement obtained by CBS News. Tom Hanson reports.
Cornell University has agreed to hire outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the 2024 alleged gang rape case, Gov. Kathy Hochul says.
The district attorney in the alleged Cornell University rape case says he never saw a transcript of the accuser's conversation with campus police where she said she was raped. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more details.
According to a Cornell police transcript, Jane Doe said, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped," three weeks after the alleged incident. The Tompkins County District Attorney now says the rape claim never crossed his desk. Tom Hanson reports.
New information has emerged about an alleged gang rape in 2024 at Cornell University. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says he never saw a transcript of a conversation between an alleged rape victim and investigators showing what she told Cornell University campus police before his office decided not to bring charges.