Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened

A criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University has been reopened. The case involves a female student who claims she was drugged and repeatedly raped over seven hours by multiple men at a campus fraternity house in October 2024.

According to CBS News, text messages were exchanged between the woman, known as Jane Doe, and one of the defendants, an unnamed male, two days after the alleged assault. The defendant appeared to apologize, saying his memory of the incident was "kinda fuzzy" and that he and another man felt bad for being too intoxicated to intervene.

The woman responded, saying her memory was also "super clouded" and that they had all been intoxicated. She also suggested they smoke together again, excluding others and ketamine. Her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, confirmed that messages were exchanged but could not confirm if they were the ones sent at the time, adding that Doe was in denial and traumatized shortly after the alleged assault.

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