{
  "id": 12870681,
  "title": "Cornell gang-rape accuser was ‘misled’ about criminal investigation: Lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:29:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/cornell-gang-rape-accuser-was-misled-about-criminal-investigation-lawyer-1.500703313"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The woman who accused multiple men of gang-raping her at a Cornell university fraternity party claims she was \"misled\" about the progress of the criminal investigation, her attorney stated. Despite going through Cornell's internal disciplinary process, the university's police department gave the impression that a criminal investigation was still ongoing, even though the prosecutor from Tompkins County decided not to proceed with the case shortly after the woman's initial statements to law enforcement. The district attorney revealed he made this decision based on a six-page summary of the woman's account, which inadequately detailed key aspects of her allegations, including claims of physical violence and the use of vulgar language. The New York Times reported that a Cornell police investigator tried to convince the prosecutor's office to consider additional evidence, but their efforts were thwarted. The woman, referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, alleges that Chi Phi fraternity members provided her with alcohol and drugs, leading to multiple sexual assaults. Some of the accused men deny the allegations, and the university's disciplinary process concluded in 2024. The woman's legal representative, Thomas Giuffra, expressed concern over the district attorney's plan to conduct a reopened investigation through a grand jury, citing the short timeline and lack of sufficient time for evidence review and witness interviews.",
  "summary": "Ithaca: 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 department gave…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Gillio Lopes' lawyer denies sexual assault claims in Cornell case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/gillio-lopes-lawyer-denies-sexual-assault-claims-in-cornell-case",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:32:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}