Cornell University has been rocked by another sex scandal after officials were accused of ignoring complaints against a male student who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted women on campus.
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Esat Braveboy allegedly carried out a string of sexual and physical assaults between 2018 and 2021, while the Ivy League school failed to act despite repeated warnings about his behavior.
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Two former students sued Cornell and Braveboy in November 2023, accusing the university of allowing him to commit 'drug-facilitated sexual assault, rape and to sodomize students.'
The women claim at least five to ten other students were also sexually abused by Braveboy, with potentially more victims who have yet to come forward.
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The lawsuit accuses Cornell of ignoring reports of his 'egregious sexual misconduct against college students' and failing to protect women on its Ithaca campus.
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One of the women claimed she met Braveboy in June 2018 and was repeatedly sexually assaulted by him until that fall.
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She said Cornell's Title IX office had already received numerous complaints about Braveboy before she reported her own alleged abuse later that year.
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The second woman, who attended Cornell from 2019 to 2024, claimed she met Braveboy during her sophomore year in 2021.
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Cornell University has been rocked by another sex scandal after officials were accused of ignoring complaints against a male student who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted women on campus
A month later, in May, she alleged he sexually, physically and verbally assaulted her inside his campus dorm room.
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She filed a complaint with Cornell's Title IX office in August but claimed the university failed to take action.
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According to the lawsuit, an investigation began only after another woman came forward with allegations against Braveboy.
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However, the university closed the investigation after Braveboy withdrew from Cornell in December 2021.
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Braveboy has denied the sexual abuse allegations.
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Both he and Cornell attempted to have the lawsuit dismissed, but a judge allowed the case to proceed.
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Cornell has since filed an appeal.
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When approached for comment by the Daily Mail, Braveboy's lawyer Keith White said, 'Mr. Braveboy's response to the allegations are provided in his formal response to the lawsuit.'
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Braveboy also hung up when the Daily Mail called him for comment.
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The revelations come just weeks after Cornell faced national outrage over a separate lawsuit filed by a former student who claimed seven fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her in October 2024.
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The woman, identified as Jane Doe, alleged she was pressured into taking multiple drugs and drinking alcohol before being sexually assaulted over several hours inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.
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The revelations come just weeks after Cornell faced national outrage over a separate lawsuit filed by a former student who claimed seven fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her in October 2024
The woman later reported the incident to campus police, but prosecutors initially declined to bring criminal charges.
Cornell conducted its own investigation, which resulted in disciplinary action against several students.
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The allegations prompted New York Governor Kathy Hochul to appoint Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to oversee a new criminal investigation.
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Veteran outside counsel Jacqueline Kelly will run the investigation team.
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Cornell also appointed former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to independently review the university's handling of sexual assault complaints.
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University President Michael Kotlikoff acknowledged the school needed to improve its response to sexual misconduct allegations in an October video address.
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'We as an administration and we as a community must do better,' he said.
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The Daily Mail has contacted the women's attorneys for comment.
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