Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'

The Cornell University rape case: The latest updates Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR.

Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on Wednesday in Ithaca, N.Y.

The woman who alleges she was gang raped by fellow Cornell University students in 2024 clearly stated in her statement to police two years ago that she was sexually assaulted.

That's according to her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, who confirmed to NPR that his client told investigators, "I can say with 100% percent confidence I was raped," citing transcripts from Jane Doe's sworn statement in 2024.

NPR asked Giuffra to specifically confirm on the record to NPR that his client made this exact quoted statement regarding her assault. His response by text: "Yes she did."

This is in contrast to statements from the local prosecutor, who claimed on Monday that Doe never stated she was raped. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten told NPR local station WSKG on Wednesday that he had not read the full account of her detailed statements to investigators where she repeatedly described being assaulted.

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