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Richard Luscombe

Cornell University suspends fraternity as police look into alleged sexual assault

a sign reads 'Cornell University'
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 2020. Photograph: Amy Lee/Alamy

Officials at Cornell University have suspended one of the Ivy League institution’s Greek fraternities while police investigate an incident in which a victim was allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted by “several males” and forced into taking drugs.

The New York university’s police department said it received a report about an assault said to have taken place at an off-campus event in the city of Ithaca on the night of 25 October, the Times Union reported.

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