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Cornell student says car break-in preceded alleged assault at fraternity party
A woman identified in court documents as Jane Doe says seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity sexually assaulted her at a party at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on October 19, 2024.
She also told campus police that someone broke into her car and stole her wallet earlier that night.
She said she had planned to be a sober monitor, but began drinking after someone else took the role.
According to her statement, she went to bars before arriving at the fraternity house and later used ketamine, smoked marijuana and drank alcohol with two men.
She alleges that more fraternity members entered the room and sexually assaulted her.
The case involves allegations against seven members of a fraternity that is now defunct; the account does not say what will happen next.
A Cornell student identified in court documents as Jane Doe said her car was broken into hours before she was allegedly sexually assaulted at a fraternity party.
She accused seven members of the now-defunct Chi Phi fraternity of coercing her to take drugs and sexually assaulting her at a party on October 19, 2024.
Doe said she went to bars with friends before arriving at the fraternity house around 10.30pm.
The Daily Mail reported that Moonies Bar and Nightclub denied wrongdoing after Doe said she was able to order an alcoholic drink there despite being marked as under 21.
- Who
- A Cornell student identified in court documents as Jane Doe accused seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity.
- What
- She alleged that she was coerced into taking drugs and sexually assaulted at a fraternity party. She also said her car was broken into earlier that night.
- When
- October 19, 2024; Doe said the alleged assault took place after she arrived at the fraternity house around 10.30pm.
- Where
- Cornell University and the Chi Phi house in Ithaca, New York; the car break-in was reported to campus police.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Doe said someone broke into her car and stole her wallet.
Doe said she went with friends to Moonies Bar and Nightclub.
Doe said she arrived at the Chi Phi house.
Doe said she began dancing with Matthew Ingalls.
The article says Jonathan Newell allegedly posted in a fraternity Snapchat group that there was 'free p***y' upstairs.
- Accuser
- Jane Doe, identified in court documents
- Accused
- Seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity
- Party date
- October 19, 2024
- Car break-in
- Wallet stolen, according to Doe
- Bar
- Moonies Bar and Nightclub, downtown Ithaca
- Arrival at fraternity house
- Around 10.30pm
What people are saying
I don't know who any of these people are
I had become extremely uncomfortable with how this night was turning out and so my thought was, "If I do ketamine again, maybe I will pass out,
My thought was that if I passed out and these men had sex with me, then they could be charged with rape.
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