What we know about the Cornell University rape investigation
The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York | Heather Ainsworth / The New York Times
Reuters
Oct 2, 2026
New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged 2024 gang rape of a Cornell University student, after the woman filed a civil lawsuit last month saying several members of a campus fraternity drugged and assaulted her.
The case has prompted public outcry and raised questions about how law enforcement and the university initially responded after the woman, then 20, reported the incident to police a few weeks after it occurred.
Here is what we know:
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