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Cornell transcript shows rape claim 2 years ago
Hindustan Times··1 Oct
A woman told Cornell campus police she could say with 100% confidence she was raped, CBS News New York cited from a transcript. She contacted police about three weeks after an October 19, 2024 Chi Phi visit. Interviews followed on November 14 and 15, 2024. Tompkins County DA Matthew Van Houten reopened the probe after her September lawsuit.
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What It Means For You
- Students following the case await whether prosecutors charge anyone after the reopened investigation.
- She told police she was physically hit during later assaults in the fraternity house room.
- She acknowledged drinking and drug use that night and gaps in her memory, CBS reported.
What's Happening
- The lawsuit filed this month named seven men; the DA had earlier declined prosecution.
- Van Houten said her first account did not include drugging or incapacitation claims.
- She said she was comfortable with an initial encounter with two men but not later events.
Campus Police Interviews
- The transcript has not been publicly released, CBS News New York reported.
- Jane Doe is the pseudonym used in the civil complaint filed September 16.
- Cornell campus police conducted the recorded interviews in late 2024.
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