Cornell Students Hold Hearing With 100 Attendees on Assault Claims as Lawsuit Reopens 7-Man Case
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Cornell Students Hold Hearing With 100 Attendees on Assault Claims as Lawsuit Reopens 7-Man Case
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Summary
About 100 people packed a Cornell student union auditorium Thursday as the student government held a public hearing on sexual assault allegations that have roiled the Ithaca campus.
Students delivered emotional testimony, with one woman identifying herself as Jane Doe, and accused Cornell administrators and internal investigators of mishandling assault claims.
The hearing followed a lawsuit alleging a woman was sexually assaulted by seven men at the Chi Phi fraternity house, claims that have pushed Cornell into the national spotlight.
That suit also led the Tompkins County district attorney to reopen the criminal investigation, while students used the meeting to demand broader changes to campus and fraternity culture.