Investigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018. Photograph: Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018. She made a report to campus police about three weeks later.Cornell’s vice-president for university relations, Kyle Kimball, issued a statement on 21 September calling the allegations “deeply disturbing”.
- ▪Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018.
- ▪Photograph: Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018.
- ▪She made a report to campus police about three weeks later.Cornell’s vice-president for university relations, Kyle Kimball, issued a statement on 21 September calling the allegations “deeply disturbing”.
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Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018. Photograph: Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenCornell University in Ithaca, New York, on 17 September 2018. Photograph: Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty ImagesUS universitiesInvestigation of alleged gang-rape at Cornell University fraternity house reopened Outrage over treatment of alleged offenders, members of Chi Phi fraternity, has grown since lawsuit was made public Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Richard LuscombeMon 28 Sep 2026 13.05 EDTFirst published on Mon 28 Sep 2026 11.14 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleProsecutors in New York said on Monday that they have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang-rape of a student at Cornell University after an outcry over “leniency” shown to…
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