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Anna Betts

Ex-student alleging sexual assault felt ‘unsupported’ by Cornell president

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Students walk on Cornell University's campus on 13 October 2026 in Ithaca, New York. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The former Cornell University student who accused seven men of sexually assaulting her at a fraternity house in 2024 recently wrote a letter to campus faculty leaders saying that she felt “unsupported and disbelieved” by the Ivy League institution’s president.

The letter addressed to the Cornell faculty senate was obtained and published by the New York Times on Tuesday – and in it the former student said she wanted to share information that she believed “may be relevant” as the panel considers a vote of no confidence in the school’s administration.

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