Woman Claims She Was Raped at Cornell Fraternity, Police Transcript Reveals 100% Confidence

Transcript shows woman told Cornell police she was 100% confident she was raped. New investigation reopens after lawsuit.

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October 1, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Ithaca, NY — A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by multiple men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police she was “100% confident” she had been raped, according to a transcript obtained by CBS News.

The woman, identified as Jane Doe in a recent lawsuit, reported the incident to campus police weeks after it allegedly occurred in October 2024. The transcript reveals she described being “completely and totally incapacitated” due to drug use and alcohol consumption before the alleged assault.

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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten previously declined to bring charges, citing a lack of evidence that she was drugged or forced into sexual activity. However, he has now reopened the investigation based on new information from the lawsuit, which alleges she was pressured into consuming ketamine, marijuana, and alcohol before the attack.

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