{
  "id": 12747896,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261008/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation-her-lawyer-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The woman accusing several men of gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity party was misled about the status of the criminal investigation, according to her lawyer. Thomas Giuffra stated that the university's police department misled her about the ongoing investigation, even as she proceeded through Cornell's internal disciplinary process. The local prosecutor, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, decided not to pursue a criminal case within days of the woman's initial interviews with police. Van Houten did not personally inform the woman or her lawyer about the decision.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Expert breaks down drug usage on college campuses amid Cornell rape investigation",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:27:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}