News about Jane Doe: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
3 stories
A woman who filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and the Chi Phi fraternity over an alleged rape in October 2024 has faced threats, doxxing and a campaign to unmask her. The university admitted shortcomings in handling the case and suspended fraternity parties. New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor in the reopened investigation.
Sevara AzamovaA former Cornell student, known as Jane Doe, said in a letter to faculty that President Michael Kotlikoff questioned her claim of gang rape, asking why she waited so long to report it. The university says her account is inaccurate: the question was directed at witnesses who did not use the anonymous reporting line. On October 28, the faculty senate will hold a vote of no confidence in Kotlikoff.
Sevara AzamovaCornell University has canceled all parties at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026–2027 academic year following protests over a lawsuit by a woman known as Jane Doe, who claims that in 2024 she was plied with alcohol and drugs and sexually assaulted. University President Michael Kotlikoff apologized, ordered an independent investigation led by former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, and announced additional measures.
Otabek Yusupov
