Police are investigating a 21-year-old woman’s report that she was sexually assaulted during a party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house near the University of Chicago campus early Sunday. University officials have identified a person of interest who is not affiliated with the institution and has been banned from campus.
No one had been charged as of Wednesday, according to Associated Press news agency (AP).
Cornell case brings renewed scrutiny
The woman reported the alleged assault to police and went to a hospital for treatment. The Chicago incident comes amid public anger over allegations that seven members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity drugged and sexually assaulted a former student in 2024. Following the backlash, prosecutors reopened the investigation, while Cornell suspended fraternity parties and social events for the remainder of the 2026-27 academic year and announced plans to involve New York State Police in investigating campus sexual crime allegations.
The investigation remains ongoing. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in a civil lawsuit filed in September, alleged that she was repeatedly assaulted at a fraternity party. The men named in the lawsuit have denied wrongdoing, and no criminal charges had been filed.
The university said the person of interest had been identified and barred from campus. The national organisation said it was cooperating with university officials and local law enforcement and had directed the chapter to pause events during the investigation .
