{
  "id": 12744590,
  "title": "Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261008/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation-her-lawyer-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A woman accusing several men of gang-raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party in 2024 claims she was misled about the status of the criminal investigation, according to her lawyer. Despite going through Cornell's internal disciplinary process with her allegations, the university's police department led her to believe that a criminal investigation was ongoing, claims Thomas Giuffra, her lawyer. In reality, the criminal inquiry was terminated almost immediately after the woman initially spoke with police. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten decided not to pursue a criminal case within days of the woman's first substantial interviews with the police. Van Houten's office informed the woman of the decision, but never had a personal conversation with her or her lawyer. Giuffra alleges that the woman was intentionally misled.",
  "summary": "ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — The woman accusing several men of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity party was “misled” about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she went to police, her lawyer said Wednesday. Even as she took her allegations about a 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house through Cornell's internal disciplinary process, the university's police…",
  "key_points": [
    "Woman accuses men of gang-raping her at Cornell fraternity party in 2024.",
    "Lawyer Thomas Giuffra claims misleading about criminal investigation status.",
    "Tompkins County DA Matthew Van Houten terminated inquiry days after initial interviews."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The woman's lawyer alleging she was intentionally misled about the status of the criminal investigation raises questions about the handling of her case by Cornell University's police department and the Tompkins County District Attorney's office.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/expert-breaks-down-drug-usage-on-college-campuses-amid-cornell-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:15:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation-her-12747896",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:47:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}