A Cornell fraternity member implicated in the alleged assault of Jane Doe subsequently demonstrated apparent contrition, sending her a text message which he stated, “I just wanted to apologize for how things went down the other night,” as per ABC News.
Cornell ‘rape’ case update
Subsequently, on Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul designated Attorney General Letitia James to serve as a special prosecutor, thereby replacing Van Houten in response to widespread criticism concerning the manner in which the case was managed. Shortly following these text exchanges, Jane Doe filed a report with campus police. A new acquired footage from the investigation depicts the fraternity house bedroom where Jane Doe claimed she was gangraped. Following Cornell University’s suspension of the Chi Phi chapter, the room remained filled with “garbage, leftover meals, and discarded furniture. The alleged victim in the sexual assault case has initiated legal proceedings against seven Cornell University students and the institution itself. The district attorney of Tompkins County, New York, who had determined that charges would not be pursued made a public announcement last month regarding his decision to reinitiate the investigation following the filing of the lawsuit.
The authorities documented her first complaint: “A female undergraduate student reported that she was recently raped by 8-10 men at the Chi Phi fraternity house,” according to ABC News.
