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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Isabel Keane

One of the ‘Cornell 7’ wants the claims against him dismissed, arguing: ‘Essentially a lawsuit about a forced kiss’

One of the men being sued by the former Cornell University student known as Jane Doe in connection with an alleged gang rape has asked a judge to dismiss the claims against him, arguing that they do not support the broader accusations of rape and sexual assault.

Doe accused former Cornell student Diego Sarabia of grabbing her face and kissing her without consent and snorting ketamine off her body with other fraternity members during an alleged drug- and alcohol-fueled rape at the frat house at the now-defunct Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, in October 2024.

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