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Cornell students call on president to resign over alleged gang rape
Protests and a planned faculty no-confidence vote follow a lawsuit alleging sexual assault by multiple fraternity members; no criminal charges have been filed.
The short version
- Students protested Monday, calling for President Michael Kotlikoff to resign or be fired, and the faculty senate plans a no-confidence vote.[Associated Press]
- A Jane Doe lawsuit alleges multiple Chi Phi members sexually assaulted her two years ago; the accused men deny it or say the sex was consensual.[Associated Press]
- The Chi Phi chapter was shut down, and the university says it expelled some students and suspended others.[Associated Press]
- No criminal charges have been filed, but New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced an active criminal investigation.[Fox News · Associated Press]
Key facts
- Cornell's faculty senate plans a vote on a no-confidence measure aimed at the school's administration.[Associated Press]
- A woman identified in court documents as Jane Doe sued last month, alleging multiple Chi Phi members sexually assaulted her two years ago.[Associated Press]
- No criminal charges have been filed in the matter.[Associated Press]
- The Chi Phi chapter has been shut down, and the university says it expelled some students and suspended others.[Associated Press]
- The accused men have denied participating or said the sex was consensual.[Associated Press]
- New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an active criminal investigation after Gov. Kathy Hochul named her office special prosecutor.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- Whether the faculty senate will adopt the no-confidence resolution is unknown, since the vote is planned but not yet held.[Associated Press]
- The lawsuit's allegations are unproven, and the accused men deny participating or say the sex was consensual.[Associated Press]
- The scope and timing of the attorney general's investigation are unknown beyond its announcement.[Fox News]
Sources
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- Students turn on Cornell’s president over the school’s handling of gang rape allegationsAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Cornell protesters swarm campus to support Jane Doe, call for university president's resignationFox News