Cornell Hires Sally Yates to Review 2024 Assault Response as 7 Ex-Chi Phi Members Face Suit
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 6
Cornell Hires Sally Yates to Review 2024 Assault Response as 7 Ex-Chi Phi Members Face Suit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 6
Summary
Cornell said Tuesday that former Deputy U.S. Attorney Sally Yates will review both its sexual-assault response system and its handling of allegations tied to Jane Doe and Chi Phi members in October 2024.
The review will examine how reports are received and investigated, student support, hearings and appeals, campus police coordination, safety reporting, fraternity oversight, and even the board's supervision of those issues.
Seven former Chi Phi fraternity brothers are accused in a lawsuit of drugging and raping a Cornell student after pressuring her to take ketamine and other substances; the men deny wrongdoing, and no criminal charges have been filed.
Student protests have spread across campus this week as the case widened into a legal and political fight, with New York Attorney General Letitia James' office now conducting an active criminal investigation after Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed it special prosecutor.