Cornell University police made drug arrest hours before alleged sexual assault

Cornell University police made a drug-related arrest at a fraternity house 22 hours before a former student alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted there, according to police records. The Cornell Daily Sun reported Saturday that campus police responded to the Chi Phi fraternity house shortly after 1 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2024, made a drug-related arrest and referred an individual to the university’s Office of Student Conduct. The archived police log cited by the Sun and reviewed by NBC News does not identify the individual or the drugs involved or establish a connection between the drug incident and the alleged assault later that night. Cornell University had no comment. Its police department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.