Cornell student body feels "let down" by university, student leader says
Adriana Vink said dozens of students attended a town hall to discuss the administration's response to campus sexual violence.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul pledged on Friday to close a legal loophole that allows offenders in the state to escape rape charges when their victims are willingly intoxicated, following an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. This comes after prosecutors decided not to file charges in the case two years ago, leading to an investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James, who reopened the probe on Monday.
The victim alleged that she was drugged with ketamine, assaulted, and raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024. Hochul stated that "voluntary intoxication is not a license for sexual assault or gang rape" and vowed to work with the New York State Legislature to close the loophole. The governor criticized the initial investigation, noting that the victim confidently claimed she was raped by the fraternity members.
Cornell University closed the fraternity and temporarily suspended the involved students, several of whom were later expelled.
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