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  "id": 11826942,
  "title": "Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cornell-president-calls-alleged-gang-rape-deeply-disturbing-pledges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/04/cornell-president-calls-alleged-gang-rape-deeply-disturbing-pledges-greater-transparency_6758226_4.html"
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  "summary": "Cornell University's president, Michael Kotlikoff, has addressed allegations that a student was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. According to Sky News and BBC News, Kotlikoff described the alleged incident as \"deeply disturbing\".\n\nThe incident involved a 20-year-old student, identified as Jane Doe, who alleges she was drugged and raped by seven men from the Chi Phi fraternity on October 19, 2024. She reported the incident to Cornell University police two weeks later, but no charges were laid. Jane Doe has since filed a civil lawsuit against the university, alleging that Cornell failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved, as reported by BBC News and Investing.com.\n\nKotlikoff has pledged greater transparency and promised to examine the role of fraternities and sororities on campus. According to Investing.com and NDTV, he aims to \"preserve what is valuable about Greek life while strengthening individual accountability, transparency and a culture in which every member understands their responsibility to protect the safety and well-being of others\".",
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        "title": "Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ‘deeply disturbing,’ pledges greater transparency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/cornell-president-calls-alleged-gang-rape-deeply-disturbing-pledges-11793670",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:53:01.000Z"
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        "title": "Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ‘deeply disturbing,’ pledges greater transparency",
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        "published": "2026-10-03T22:53:01.000Z"
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        "title": "Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations",
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        "published": "2026-10-03T23:35:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Cornell president vows transparency amid outrage over fraternity rape case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cornell-president-vows-transparency-amid-outrage-over-fraternity-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:15:58.000Z"
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        "title": "Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cornell-president-calls-alleged-gang-rape-deeply-disturbing",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Cornell president vows ’serious look’ at fraternities, sororities in wake of rape allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cornell-president-vows-serious-look-at-fraternities-sororities-in",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:06:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"My Heart Aches\": Cornell President Commits Transparency In Alleged Gangrape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/my-heart-aches-cornell-president-commits-transparency-in-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:07:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Cornell president vows review in wake of alleged student gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/cornell-president-vows-review-in-wake-of-alleged-student-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:32:00.000Z"
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