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Cornell University frat house rape investigation reopened: What we know
Cornell University is facing a firestorm of controversy after a lawsuit filed this month alleges a student there was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. The individual, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, accuses seven men of raping her over several hours at Chi Phi fraternity house.
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Most outlets frame this as a reopened Cornell rape investigation, with NPR, PBS NewsHour, NBC News, and Channel 4 News all leading on the case itself. PBS NewsHour is alone in mentioning that the woman sued the school and others and that Cornell said it had already taken disciplinary action, while NBC News uniquely foregrounds new details about campus police and evidence sharing. The Independent is the only outlet focused on Sunny Hostin and online reaction, rather than the investigation.
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