What to know about Cornell's alleged frat house gang-rape case and the 'Cornell 7'
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Investigators in New York are reopening an investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University after a woman filed a lawsuit claiming the university didn't do enough to protect her.
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The news of an alleged gang rape in 2024 at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., has ignited the internet after a woman filed a civil lawsuit on Sept. 16. (Heather Ainsworth/The Associated Press)
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Alumni are threatening to pull funding, celebrities are lashing out and people are boycotting institutions associated with an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., currently igniting the internet.
The case came into the spotlight after the victim, known in court documents as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit on Sept. 16, alleging the private Ivy League university protected the seven men, now dubbed "the Cornell 7." She alleges they drugged and assaulted her over several hours at a frat house in October 2024.
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