Satirist launches site naming Cornell students accused in gang-rape lawsuit
Writer Toby Morton is using a new website to amplify allegations in a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit involving seven Cornell students. The reopening of the case is causing an outcry on social media.
Toby Morton, a satirist and writer for the animated series South Park, has launched a website called TheCornell7.org, which aims to hold accountable seven Cornell University fraternity members accused of gang-raping a 20-year-old woman. The site collects personal data and photos of the accused men. Morton, in a September 27 Instagram post, stated that he is not a journalist but a satirist, and that this anonymity gives him more freedom.
The alleged incident occurred in 2024, when the woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted by the seven men at a fraternity house on Cornell's campus in Ithaca, New York. Cornell University conducted an internal investigation after the incident, but no one was charged. The accuser, identified as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against the university and the district attorney's office in mid-September, alleging that the university failed to protect her.
The case has garnered significant attention on social media, with various public figures speaking out against the alleged culture of rape protected by elite institutions.
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