{
  "id": 12351470,
  "title": "Cornell rape allegations: Woman faces threats as protests engulf campus – where the case now stands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cornell-rape-allegations-woman-faces-threats-as-protests-engulf",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:14:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/cornell-rape-allegations-woman-faces-threats-as-protests-engulf-campus-where-the-case-now-stands-1.500700100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jane Doe, the alleged victim in a 2024 sexual assault case at Cornell University, is facing online threats from individuals attempting to compel her to drop her lawsuit, according to her attorney. The case, now under investigation by New York's attorney general, has sparked nationwide protests as students and faculty demand accountability from university leaders.\n\nDozens of Cornell students rallied on campus on Monday, October 5, 2026, in opposition to the university's handling of the situation. The alleged assault occurred at a fraternity party, Chi Phi, on October 19-20, 2024, involving ketamine, alcohol, and marijuana.\n\nAttorney Thomas Giuffra stated that his client has been threatened multiple times, and that at least three other women were wrongly identified as Jane Doe. Giuffra cited a screenshot of an Instagram message using degrading sexual insults against his client, suggesting it would be better if she were dead.\n\nDozens of Cornell students protested on campus on Monday, October 5, 2026, demanding accountability from university officials.",
  "summary": "The woman at the center of the Cornell University sexual assault case is receiving threats meant to push her into dropping her lawsuit, her attorney says, while thousands of students and faculty took to the Ithaca campus on Monday to demand accountability from university leaders. Nearly two years after the alleged assault, the case is now in the hands of New York's attorney general and has become…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}