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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Anton Arandia

Gillio Lopes, Defendant in Cornell Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Confronted on Campus as Online Reactions Split

Some students have started confronting students involved in the Cornell University rape case (Photo for illustration purposes only) (Credit: Daniel Reche/Representation photo via Pexels)

A Cornell University student has confronted Gillio Lopes, one of seven men named in a civil lawsuit alleging a 2024 sexual assault at the university's Chi Phi fraternity house. Video of the confrontation has spread online as the case receives renewed attention following the reopening of the criminal investigation.

The allegations against Lopes and the other defendants have not been established in court, and Lopes has denied the accusations through his attorney.

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