The Cornell gang rape allegations
I suppose you’ve read about the Cornell fraternity gang rape allegations:
New details are emerging in the case of a former Cornell University student who claims she was drugged and gang-raped for multiple hours inside a fraternity house in October 2024.
The woman — identified only as Jane Doe, who was 20 at the time of the alleged incident — recently filed a civil lawsuit against seven then-Chi Phi fraternity members and the university, claiming they failed to protect her and prevent the alleged assault. While Cornell conducted an internal investigation, and expelled or suspended several of the men, no criminal charges were brought against the accused at the time.
The Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Monday, Sept. 28, that it will be reopening the criminal investigation amid pressure from the community and will bring the evidence to a grand jury. The DA said the woman’s sworn statement from November 2024 was different from what she alleges in the civil lawsuit, while her attorney claims investigators never followed up on her allegations.
You need to read the whole thing to get the picture of what is being alleged and whether her story changed. She initially was very drunk but says the sex was consensual, but then other men entered the scene and the situation changed to rape, although her memory is murky due to having ingested multiple substances. As with so many such cases, it becomes virtually impossible to tell what really happened, except that it reflects very poorly on everyone involved.
Because I’ve been blogging so long, I have written on the subject before – not about the Cornell case, but on related cases. Here’s a post of mine that’s nearly twenty years old but still relevant. Please read.
ADDENDUM:
I’m completely with Paglia on this:
The eternally-validated Camille Paglia on the Cornell case.
"The sexual revolution must be undone because middle-class women can't handle it. They cannot take responsibility for their own actions."
pic.twitter.com/FEXSjUd7M0— Suffragent (@Suffragent_) October 1, 2026
I know: Body cams required for sex!
In a nutshell:
1. “Believe all women!”
2. “I don’t know what a ‘woman’ is. Don’t bully me into giving you a definition. I’m a Supreme Court justice, not a biologist…’”
I don’t particularly want to delve into the details of this case. However, my advice to my daughters when they went to college was, watch what you drink (including literally watching your drink), and get out of the party before it gets late and wild.
Huxley’s suggestion is only half a joke.
It’s all a bit murky and contradictory, but even Sunny Hostin said, based on her reading of the 2024 original statement, that there was no evidence of rape at the time. In particular, Hostin said that according to NY law, getting voluntarily intoxicated does not make one incapable of consent. The woman subsequently changing her story doesn’t giver her a lot of credibility.