Cornell University president responds to fraternity house gang rape allegations
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said the university must do better after a student alleged she was drugged and gang raped at a fraternity house.
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Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff stated on October 3, 2026, that the university must do better following allegations of a gang rape at a campus fraternity house. The BBC reported that Kotlikoff released an eight-minute video statement addressing the claims. [1]
A female student, identified only as Jane Doe, alleged that she was drugged and gang raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house at the university. According to the BBC, Jane Doe was a 20-year-old student at Cornell University when the alleged incident occurred. [1]
Kotlikoff described the woman's allegations as deeply disturbing. The BBC reported that the president acknowledged the incident has raised serious questions regarding the campus culture of drug and alcohol use, as well as how investigations into such cases were conducted. [1]
In short
- Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff released an eight-minute video statement addressing rape allegations.
- A female student identified as Jane Doe alleged she was drugged and gang raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
- President Kotlikoff stated that the university must do better and called the allegations deeply disturbing.
Sources
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- [1]Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegationsBBC, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Cornell William Brooks on Wikipedia
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