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Cornell case revives US campus assault scrutiny
Hindustan Times··3 Oct
A Cornell civil suit alleging 2024 gang rape has renewed US campus assault debate, Hindustan Times reported. The accuser said seven Chi Phi members assaulted her after ketamine. A 2020 study estimated one in four female undergraduates face rape or sexual assault. Cornell closed the fraternity and expelled several students while prosecutors initially declined charges.
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What It Means For You
- Governor Kathy Hochul's pledge to close New York's voluntary-intoxication loophole could change how prosecutors charge campus assaults if lawmakers pass a revised statute.
- Governor Kathy Hochul's pledge to close New York's voluntary-intoxication loophole could change how prosecutors charge campus assaults if lawmakers pass a revised statute.
- Governor Kathy Hochul's pledge to close New York's voluntary-intoxication loophole could change how prosecutors charge campus assaults if lawmakers pass a revised statute.
What's Happening
- The district attorney had said police testimony did not establish lack of consent before the civil suit reopened scrutiny.
- Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor.
- Activists call the start of term the red zone when many assaults occur at parties.
Fraternity discipline at Cornell
- Observers told HT full expulsions for fraternity members are rare because alumni networks and revenue matter to universities.
- Observers told HT full expulsions for fraternity members are rare because alumni networks and revenue matter to universities.
- Observers told HT full expulsions for fraternity members are rare because alumni networks and revenue matter to universities.
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