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  "id": 10758203,
  "title": "Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/texts-about-alleged-cornell-gang-rape-released-after-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/29/cornell-texts-rape-investigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nAccording 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.\n\nThe 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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        "published": "2026-09-28T21:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/us-prosecutors-reopen-cornell-gang-rape-case-after-outcry",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:44:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What to know as criminal probe reopened into alleged 2024 Cornell gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/what-to-know-as-criminal-probe-reopened-into-alleged-2024-cornell",
        "published": "2026-09-28T23:55:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Prosecutor reopens Cornell University gang rape investigation after accuser files lawsuit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/prosecutor-reopens-cornell-university-gang-rape-investigation-after",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:50:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "US prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-prosecutors-reopen-cornell-gang-rape-case-after-outcry",
        "published": "2026-09-29T08:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Scott Kretzschmar: Chi Phi member's lawyer speaks out on Cornell rape allegations, ‘It’s not okay to victimize…’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/scott-kretzschmar-chi-phi-members-lawyer-speaks-out-on-cornell-rape",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Hochul calls Cornell case 'horrifying,' calls for separate review of university response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hochul-calls-cornell-case-horrifying-calls-for-separate-review-of",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:21:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "CBS obtains messages sent between victim, defendant as alleged 2024 Cornell gang rape case reopens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/cbs-obtains-messages-sent-between-victim-defendant-as-alleged-2024",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:00:56.000Z"
      }
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}