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A female Cornell student told campus police that fraternity brothers held secret meetings to cover up a supposed “orgry” because it would damage their reputation, according to recently released videos by ABC News. The student alleged that a frat brother at the party instructed her not to spread information about the incident as it would be detrimental to the fraternity’s image. Two unidentified Chi Phi members denied having specific meetings regarding the event, maintaining that discussions were part of regular chapter meetings and unrelated to the alleged cover-up. This reporting highlights the conflicting narratives surrounding an ongoing investigation into sexual assault allegations at Cornell University.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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 student at Cornell University filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and gang-raped by members of the Chi Phi fraternity. The Tompkins County District Attorney, Matthew Van Houten, initially decided not to pursue charges based on limited evidence, including just a six-page statement from the victim known as Jane Doe. However, records show that he did not review additional transcripts and interviews conducted by Cornell police where Jane Doe said she was "100% confident" she had been raped three weeks after the incident. The decision has drawn criticism, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleging a cover-up to protect Cornell's reputation. Van Houten maintains that at the time of his decision, the evidence did not support criminal charges and argues there was no indication Jane Doe withdrew her consent during the alleged assault.
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A female Cornell student told campus cops early in the investigation into an alleged gang rape that fraternity brothers held secret meetings to cover up the “orgy” because it “would be bad for our image,” newly obtained videos show.
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videos → tell → image
The unidentified woman was one of several students seen talking to officers early in the investigation into Jane Doe’s allegations that she was drugged and raped at a fratenrity party.
“Chi Phi held a meeting essentially to get all of the men on the same page about what happened,” the student told campus police, according to ABC News, which blurred her face and transcribed what she said without using audio that could identify her..
uncertain
that → see → her
She reported that a frat brother at the party told her, “This was a consensual orgy … but don’t spread it because it will be bad for our image.”
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it → report → image
Two unidentified frat brothers were then seen telling investigators that the sex was all “consensual,” with one also denying that the meetings were specifically to address or hide what had happened.
“We didn’t have a meeting about it specifically.
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We → see → it
We got through a bunch of stuff,” one of the male students replied.
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one → get → students
Neither of the Chi Phi brothers featured in the new video release is accused of participating in the alleged sexual assault.
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Neither → feature → assault
University police received an anonymous tip that fraternity leadership asked a potential witness to stay quiet because “the reputation of all involved and the frat would be ruined” if news spread, according to records.
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news → receive → records
The anonymous caller reached out one day after the campus-wide alert notifying students at the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, about a reported rape back in October 2024.
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caller → reach → October
Text messages from some of the fraternity brothers in the days after the party appear to show an attempt by Chi Phi to contain the fallout as news of what happened spread around campus.
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what → appear → campus
“When was the last time you spoke to [Jane Doe]?” the fraternity’s president wrote to Matthew Ingalls, who invited Doe to the house before initiating a threesome which allegedly escalated into gang rape.
uncertain
which → speak → rape
“Yesterday … what’s the plan of action?
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plan → ’ → action
Should I call [her]?
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I → call → her
I don’t think she would have reported this,” Ingalls replied.
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Ingalls → think → this
All seven of the fraternity brothers named in Jane Doe’s lawsuit, which was filed last month, deny all wrongdoing.
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which → name → wrongdoing
Ingalls later told investigators that he had been too intoxicated to consent that night, portraying himself as the victim in the situation who was “sodomized” by Jane Doe.
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who → tell → Doe
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Report → start → news
The lawsuit accuses Cornell University of failing to take appropriate action after she reported what happened at the time.
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what → accuse → time
New York Attorney General Letitia James is conducting an investigation into the incident after Gov. Kathy Hochul took the case away from local prosecutors in Tompkins County last Friday.
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Hochul → conduct → County
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