Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'
Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff has addressed a civil lawsuit alleging a 2024 gang rape at a campus fraternity. The university is facing scrutiny over its handling of the initial report and its broader campus culture regarding safety and substance use.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing challenges regarding sexual assault accountability and institutional transparency at major universities.
Cornell University's president has said the institution "must do better" following a civil lawsuit filed in recent weeks alleging a gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024.
In an eight-minute video statement released by Cornell on Saturday, president Michael I. Kotlikoff acknowledged questions over the university's handling of the female student's sexual assault allegations, which were reported to Cornell University Police and school officials a few weeks after she said the attack happened.
National How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault "I want to acknowledge something that can be difficult for an institution to say. We don't have all the answers, but we are committed to investigating and finding the answers our community deserves," Kotlikoff said in the statement. "We must do everything we can to prevent what happened to Jane Doe and everyone before her and anyone after her from ever happening again."
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