Cornell Rape

Matthew Ingalls, one of the Cornell students accused of sexually assaulting a classmate, was not fired from DataAnnotation over the case ... but the A.I. company says it did block him from its platform months before the alleged incident occurred.

A DataAnnotation spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Jane Doe’s allegations of assault are horrifying. While this individual had signed up on our platform, we blocked him in May 2024. He has had no access to our platform or our company at any point since then."

DataAnnotation is responding after social posts claiming it had canned Ingalls in the wake of Jane Doe's lawsuit accusing 7 Chi Phi fraternity brothers of gang raping her in October 2024.

Sunny Hostin is out on an island over the Cornell gang-rape case ... defending the seven accused frat bros and questioning how the story is being reported.

The "View" host said Tuesday she read the Jane Doe's original nine-page 2024 statement and believes prosecutors couldn't have brought a case based on that account.

Sunny -- who prosecuted sex crimes for 10 years -- said the woman described voluntarily drinking, using ketamine and consenting to sexual activity, including two threesomes. She also noted three of the accused men allegedly never touched her, and another told people to leave the room.

The alleged rape victim in the Cornell University scandal is set to meet with the District Attorney this week, TMZ has learned. 

The Tompkins County D.A., Matthew Van Houten, revealed he is in communication with Jane Doe's lawyer about an interview. 

Van Houten said he spoke to Doe's team about cooperating with the "grand jury process and what that looks like."