Cornell Rape

The lawyer representing the Jane Doe accusing 7 Cornell frat brothers of drugging and sexually assaulting her at a frat house says his client is "not doing well" ... and he pushed back on the narrative that she was remotely capable of giving consent the night of her alleged gang rape.

In an interview with CNN on Friday, Jane Doe's attorney Thomas Giuffra said his client has been "under siege on social media where people are trying to identify her."

Describing "false court postings" trying to ID her and the fact that other women have been misidentified as her, Giuffra said ... "That's been really difficult."

When asked about Jane Doe's account to police ... where she said she engaged in consensual activity in the beginning of the night before it became nonconsensual ... Giuffra remained adamant that Jane Doe was too drunk to ever give consent that night.

The woman accusing 7 Cornell fraternity brothers of drugging and sexually assaulting her at Chi Phi claims that later in the evening two frat bros took her into a closet and raped her ... which she says was the worst part of her night.

Jane Doe recalled the alleged closet encounter in her interviews with Cornell's Title IX investigators ... claiming she was given ketamine in the closet and "it was just raping" ... according to a transcript obtained by CBS News.

A photo of Jane Doe that was shared in the alleged Chi Phi Snapchat group chat shows her smiling with another man ... one of her attorneys shared the photo with CBS, and the snap has been blurred to protect her identity.

Right after the photo was sent to the group chat ... a frat member in the group wrote ... "Shop still open?"

Cornell fraternity brothers accused of plying a fellow student with drugs and gang-raping her told university officials the woman told them, "we're all consenting adults here," and group sex was "normal in medieval times."

In their account to investigators ... the seven frat bros give varying descriptions and explanations as to how the night unfolded ... in investigative files obtained by the New York Times.

One of the accused, Diego Sarabia, told investigators that Jane Doe had said something to the effect of "This was normal in the medieval times."

Matthew Ingalls told investigators that he asked Jane Doe if she wanted to have a threesome with him and fellow frat member, Jonathan Newell.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is blasting Cornell University Police and the local D.A. over their handling of the alleged Cornell gang rape ... saying somebody knew more than they were letting on.

Hochul -- speaking Friday morning alongside Attorney General Letitia James -- said she was "deeply disturbed" that campus police sent prosecutors only a partial record after interviewing the woman ... adding the case hit home for her as a mother who once dropped her own daughter off at college.

She also ripped Tompkins County D.A. Matthew Van Houten for not interviewing her himself ... saying the conflicting information now emerging is why she appointed James as special prosecutor.

Hochul said ... "We don't know enough ... and I want the truth."

Cornell University students are furious about the alleged gang rape that a former female student says went down in 2024 at a frat house ... and they vented their frustrations at a lively town hall.

The university's student government hosted a public hearing Thursday night where students called out the administration over what they see as a lackluster response to the allegations.

One student told the BBC there was "a lot of anger" at the hearing ... adding she herself was incredibly angry with the university.

One of the 7 Cornell frat brothers accused of gang raping a fellow student allegedly called a sorority member to instruct a friend of hers not to discuss what she "thinks" may have happened on the night in question.

The sorority member -- who was at Chi Phi the night of the alleged gang rape -- told investigators one of the accused rang her up the next day to make sure a friend of hers didn't "say anything that she thinks might've happened last night" ... CBS News reports.

She ended up passing the message along, and her friend told investigators that the message "clicked" when Cornell sent an alert email about the sexual assault.

The fraternity brothers accused of gang raping a woman at a 2024 party not only exchanged graphic messages about her ... they also allegedly sent around a photo ... according to a new report.

CNN obtained images of the Snapchat chain, titled "Chi Phi Actives," which allegedly show a photo of Jane Doe in a room at the fraternity house while messages were being exchanged.

Additional messages reportedly include one member writing "laying rn," while others asked, "are you guys at least naked?" and said, "Like you can walk in and whip it out rn."

Gillio Lopes -- one of the 7 Chi Phi brothers named in Jane Doe's explosive lawsuit -- got into a heated confrontation with a female student on the Cornell campus, and his attorney tells TMZ ... Doe's lawyer is to blame.

Check out the clip going around on social media ... a woman walks up to Lopes Thursday morning, asking him if he's embarrassed to still be at the school.

She asks what he has to say for himself, and it sounds like he's saying he doesn't want to respond ... though she doesn't let up.

One of the 7 Cornell frat bros named as a defendant in a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe says he has no issue with her continuing to use the moniker as civil proceedings continue.

Scott Kretzschmar filed a letter to the judge Thursday ... stating he "does not object" to the plaintiff continuing the lawsuit as Jane Doe.

This may seem small, but it's actually quite uncommon for the defendant not to object in these situations.

Many defendants file documents asking for a judge to lift the plaintiff's anonymity.

President Trump is giving Cornell the benefit of the doubt as the University deals with serious gang rape allegations ... and maybe it's one Ivy Leaguer looking out for another.

Trump -- a University of Pennsylvania grad -- was asked by reporters Thursday whether Cornell has done enough to investigate a former student's claim that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Cornell frat bros.

POTUS replied ... "Well, I don't know that much about it, but I think Cornell's a fine school and I'm sure they'll do what's right."

Text messages between Jane Doe and one of the Cornell fraternity brothers she's suing for sexual assault show them talking about the alleged gang rape ... and at one point she tells him her reputation is "destroyed" and she's "utterly ashamed."

In her back-and-forth with Matthew Ingalls ... Jane texted him on Oct. 23, 2024, just four days after the alleged incident ... "Bro everyone knows" ... according to The New York Times.

Adding that she was "incredibly stressed out" ... Jane Doe wrote that this was "RUINING my life temporarily" and that her "reputation is destroyed and I'm utterly ashamed" ... according to ABC News.

Cornell University routinely ignored punishment guidelines for fraternities over a period of years, and it became so frustrating for the Cornell University Police Dept. (CUPD), members sounded the alarm to University officials.

Sources connected to the Cornell administration have given TMZ an email sent by one of the CUPD officers, outlining frustration over the University ignoring its own guidelines for fraternities and their members, especially when it came to underage drinking.

The email, written November 9, 2022, reads in part, "According to policy and as directed by [then] University President [Martha] Pollack, referrals alleging violations of underage consumption of alcohol and unregistered events among others will result in immediate placement on interim suspension. If the organization is found responsible, the final sanction according to policy is a three year suspension at minimum."

The two roommates of a Jane Doe who accused 7 Cornell fraternity brothers of drugging her and raping her are sharing a timeline of how she processed the alleged sexual assault ... and it took her some time to fully process things.

One roommate texted Jane Doe around 3:05 AM on Oct. 20, 2024, asking her when she'd be coming home ... before Jane Doe responded she wasn't sure ... the New York Times reported.

That same roommate said Jane Doe returned around 11:15 AM ... and told both roommates that she had sex with multiple men and had taken ketamine.

The wrong person was identified in the Cornell gang rape lawsuit, and his mother's home address became public record ... and now she says their family is being flooded with death threats ... and he's not even a Cornell student -- he's a United States Marine!!!

Sergeant Matthew Ingalls -- who serves in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and has never gone to Cornell -- is not the Matthew Ingalls accused in Jane Doe's sexual assault lawsuit ... but somehow he was misidentified as Jane Doe's alleged rapist ... and now his family says they're paying the price.

The Marine's mother, Victoria Ingalls, told The Free Press that she and the rest of her family have been subject to non-stop harassment and death threats ever since she was mistakenly served with the lawsuit and their home address was added to the official court docket.

Online vigilantes began searching for "Matthew Ingalls" as soon as the lawsuit was filed ... and they found the address and posted it online, along with a phone number ... completely unaware that the wrong Matthew Ingalls was identified.

Nancy Pelosi is diving into the whole Cornell University alleged gang rape drama -- canceling a "fully-funded" event sponsored by the Ivy League school.

And get this ... Pelosi's cancelation is "related to the gang rape situation" that has resurfaced and is now plaguing the university, according to The Cornell Daily Sun, citing a source familiar with the matter.

The student paper reports that the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs announced the fully funded October 15 event on Tuesday afternoon with Pelosi as the star attraction.

Cornell has agreed to an independent investigation that will look into the way the University handled the alleged 2024 gang rape of a female student.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for the probe, and she tells ABC News the Ivy League school is on board.

She told the outlet ... "I wanted to make sure they knew how important this was, and they absolutely agreed. And they're acting on this this afternoon."

Hochul says the point of the investigation is to determine whether or not the University did all it could to protect its student.