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A lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was raped by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house says his client is facing harassment online as people try to identify her. The incident occurred in 2024 when she was allegedly too intoxicated to give consent due to consuming ketamine and alcohol. Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James to take over the investigation, citing concerns about the initial handling of the case by local prosecutors. Social media users are posting videos titled "I am Jane Doe" in support of the accuser while online sleuths continue their efforts to reveal her identity.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In October 2024, a woman at Cornell University filed a lawsuit against seven fraternity members and the university itself, accusing them of gang-raping her while she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Known only as Jane Doe in court documents, she is using New York's legal provision that allows anonymity for sexual assault victims. However, some online users are attempting to uncover her identity, leading to harassment and threats against her. In response, women across social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Threads have started declaring themselves as Jane Doe in solidarity with the accuser, sharing their own experiences of sexual assault to protect her anonymity and support her case. This movement is reminiscent of the #MeToo era, aiming to amplify voices against sexual violence and encourage more people to come forward without fear of stigma or retaliation.
Written for “Jane Doe Solidarity Cornell Rape Case” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 114 other(s) covering the same event.
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The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house says she is "not doing well" as she finds herself "under siege" from online sleuths seeking to identity her.
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Thomas Giuffra said the woman known in legal documents as Jane Doe was "incapable of consent" because she was "completely, grossly intoxicated" when she turned up at the home where she says the assault took place.
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The woman alleges she was raped by seven men at the campus in Ithaca, New York, in 2024.
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No charges were initially filed in the case.
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It has reopened since she filed a civil lawsuit that thrust the claims into the national spotlight, reigniting the possibility of criminal charges.
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In an interview on Friday with CNN, Giuffra said: "She's under siege on social media where people are trying to identify her."
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He said that postings have "incorrectly" identified other woman as Doe.
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In an interview with CBS, the BBC's US partner, Giuffra argued that his client, aged 20 at the time, was unable to provide consent because she was intoxicated when she arrived at the fraternity house.
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Giuffra said she had been pressured into taking the drug ketamine before she was allegedly raped.
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His comments came as New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed the state's top prosecutor, Attorney General Letitia James, to take over the investigation.
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At a news conference on Friday, Hochul said she had "lost faith" in the county prosecutor's ability to oversee the case.
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"This young woman had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable, and then at every turn she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her," Hochul said.
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She also vowed to close a "loophole" of state law that makes it difficult to press rape charges if an alleged victim voluntarily consumes alcohol or drugs.
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Social media feeds are filled with women trying to shield the Cornell accuser's identity by posting videos of themselves under the title "I am Jane Doe".
As well as seeking to complicate internet searches for her name, the messages of solidarity included clips of women detailing their own experiences of sexual assault.
Efforts to rally round Jane Doe gathered pace after a political commentator vowed to unmask her, arguing it was unfair for her to remain anonymous while the men are publicly named despite not being charged with a crime.
Online sleuths have also tried to locate the addresses of the so-called Cornell Seven, leading to at least one case of mistaken identity.
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An active-duty US Marine Corps sergeant who had the same name as one of the men was incorrectly served the woman's lawsuit, leading to a torrent of abuse and threats, according to the Free Press, external.
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