Cornell University gang-rape: Student alleges 7 frat members raped her; only 2 were expelled, others wrote essays as new Snapchat chat emerges

Cornell University rape case : New York state prosecutors have reopened a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024. A former Cornell University student has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging that seven fraternity members drugged and sexually assaulted her in October 2024.

Former Cornell University drugged, gang-raped

The student, identified as Jane Doe in court documents, alleged in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, September 16 in the New York Supreme Court, that she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a frat house in Ithaca by seven members of Chi Phi fraternity, reports PEOPLE. The victim, who was 20 when the alleged incident happened, claimed she was intoxicated after drinking at her sorority and a nightclub before she went alone to visit a friend at the frat house late on October 19, 2024, the complaint stated. The lawsuit alleged that she was given drugs by two frat brothers before they sexually assaulted her, according to the complaint.

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Only two attackers expelled, claims victim

Jane Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra claimed only two of the seven alleged attackers were expelled. The other fraternity members received lesser punishments such as submitting essays, according to CBS News. None of the members were arrested, Giuffra said. Doe said she left the university after the alleged assault.

However, according to the woman's attorney, none of the fraternity members were arrested.

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Video of frat's group Snapchat emerges

A video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student alleged she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house has emerged. The filing highlights that one of the men sent a message to a Snapchat group chat called “Chi Phi Actives,” saying there was “free p----” upstairs.” According to CBC News, at around 1:42 a.m. on the date of the alleged rape, a message was sent to the group chat suggesting a woman was available for sex. "Shop still open?" one fraternity brother wrote later. The response was "Yea."