After she filed the lawsuit accusing several fraternity members of raping her in 2024, there have been repeated attempts at making her identity public. The case of the ‘Cornell 7’ as the accused have come to be known, has caught the attention of the nation.
The woman known publicly only as “Jane Doe” in a lawsuit against Cornell University has become the target of an alleged swatting attack, death threats and online harassment.
Responding officers rushed to the home believing they were dealing with an active shooter. Police pointed weapons at Jane Doe’s boyfriend and brother who were at the moment backing the car out of the house. The father then emerged out of the house who then clarified that this was the house of Cornell’s Jane Doe and that they were being threatened by numerous people. The lawsuit further claimed Cornell University, its campus police department and others failed to properly investigate her allegations and failed to protect students. The fraternity members named in the lawsuit have also since denied wrongdoing.
The swatting incident unfolded around 7 pm Tuesday after police received a bogus report alleging that a man had killed his mother and had his gun turned toward his sister, according to CNN. She panicked because her phone “wouldn’t stop ringing, according to police reports reviewed by CNN.
Her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, said the call was a deliberate swatting attempt intended to intimidate his client. The attorney said his client had already received a suspicious phone call shortly before officers arrived. CNN reported that officers with guns drawn surrounded her family’s home on Tuesday night after receiving a false emergency report claiming people were being killed inside the residence.
CNN reported that several social media personalities encouraged followers to identify the woman behind the lawsuit. her attorney believes whoever organized the swatting attack had determined who she was and where her family lived Although her identity has not been officially confirmed. The woman has not been publicly identified in court records or by authorities.
However, her lawyer said several online personalities have attempted to uncover and publish her identity. Whoever placed the swatting call appeared to know where she and her family lived and Jane Doe’s lawyer raised concern that the caller had figured out who “Jane Doe” was despite her identity remaining legally protected.
