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The woman known as "Jane Doe" who filed civil charges against Cornell University fraternity members for drugging and raping her in 2024 is facing threats from individuals demanding she withdraw the lawsuit, according to her lawyer Thomas Giuffra. Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Giuffra detailed that both he and his client have received multiple threats and abusive messages intended to silence them. Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff announced an investigation into the role of fraternities on campus in response to criticism over how the university handled the allegations, while New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to review the case's handling by local prosecutors.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 20-year-old Cornell University student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit in New York alleging she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members at the Chi Phi house in Ithaca, New York, on October 19, 2024. According to her lawyer, Thomas Giuffre, Doe claims that after drinking heavily around campus, two men pressured her into taking ketamine before sexually assaulting her; one of them then messaged a fraternity Snapchat group about "free p**y," inviting more members to join the assault. Despite an initial investigation by the Tompkins County District Attorney's Office (DCAO), no criminal charges were filed at that time, although the university expelled two students and imposed lesser sanctions on others. However, after Doe’s lawsuit drew public attention, the DCAO announced it would reopen the case to examine new evidence potentially available now, presenting the matter to a grand jury for possible indictment. Actress Florence Pugh also commented on the case, calling on authorities to take action against perpetrators of sexual violence and expressing solidarity with survivors like Jane Doe.
Written for “Cornell Gang Rape Case” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 104 other(s) covering the same event.
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Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
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Leaning score withheld for article 55714: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-04
Woman at centre of Cornell rape allegations targeted with threats, lawyer says
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The woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Oct 4.
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Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as “Jane Doe”, told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit alleging that several members of a Cornell fraternity drugged and raped her in 2024.
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“She’s received multiple threats,” Giuffra said on CNN’s “State of the Union”.
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Giuffra said he has also been threatened.
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“I’m not afraid of these people,” he said.
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“But the threats, the abuse to protect what’s going on, the status quo – these guys are disgusting.
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They should stay in their mother’s basement and stay out of the world.”
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Cornell University president Michael Kotlikoff said in a video message on Oct 3 that the university will examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus following the outcry over the school’s handling of the rape allegations.
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“At their best, these organisations can provide students with friendship, belonging, mentorship and a powerful sense of community,” he said.
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“But being part of a group can never diminish individual responsibility.”
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Since the lawsuit was filed in September, prosecutors in Tompkins County, New York, have been criticised for their initial handling of the allegations in 2024.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has named state Attorney-General Letitia James as special prosecutor to look into the case.
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US President Donald Trump, a critic of James for years, lambasted the decision to appoint her.
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“And I feel badly for whoever she’s looking at because they won’t get a fair shake,” Trump told reporters on Oct 2.
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Asked about Trump’s comment, Giuffra said the case should not be politicised.
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“It has nothing to do with politics,” Giuffra said.
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