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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

Former Cornell students have been falsely dragged into the scandal — now they demand the college clear their names

Former Cornell University students and one-time members of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of rape allegations that have made national headlines are demanding the Ivy League clear their names after internet sluthes have ensanred them in the controversy.

A firestorm broke out last month when a former Cornell student who goes by Jane Doe claimed in a lawsuit that she was drugged and gang-raped by seven members of Chi Phi at the New York school in October 2024. Despite the woman going to university police about the incident three weeks after it happened, criminal charges were not pursued.

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