Two-day police interviews, a shorter sworn statement, documents from the Title IX investigation at Cornell University and a civil lawsuit are now at the centre of fresh attention to the rape case in which Jane Doe, a former Cornell University student, claims she was drugged and raped by some members of the university’s Chi Phi fraternity at their house in Ithaca, New York, on the night of October 19-20, 2024.
This case is again under the public eye due to recently released documents that cast doubt on the evidence that was initially presented to the prosecutors and the decision not to file any criminal charges in 2024. In September 2026, Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against seven former fraternity members, Cornell University and other defendants. The criminal investigation has been reopened, and the accused men have denied all allegations.
