{
  "id": 14515257,
  "title": "Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cornell-president-admits-he-never-followed-up-on-gang-rape-allegation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/cornell-president-admits-he-never-followed-up-on-gang-rape-allegation-ahead-of-no-confidence-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2024, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff was aware that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, yet he failed to follow up on the case to find out what had happened to her or if the accused students had been penalized. This revelation was shared in an interview with The New York Times, published just a day before Cornell's Faculty Senate was set to deliberate a no-confidence resolution against him.\n\nKotlikoff's admission came to light during the interview, which was released on the same day as the Faculty Senate's debate. He only learned of the student's withdrawal from Cornell and the expulsion or suspension of the accused students recently. The president's acknowledgement of this \"deeply disturbing\" allegation involving drug use and sexual violence at the Chi Phi fraternity house was made in a November 2024 message to the Cornell community. He stated that criminal and university investigations were underway at the time.\n\nIn addition to initiating a presidential task force to investigate Cornell's handling of sexual assault, Kotlikoff claimed that he had followed up on the outcomes of the criminal and Title IX investigations into the woman's allegations. However, he admitted during the interview that he had not taken any further action to learn the results of these investigations. The case has since drawn significant attention.",
  "summary": "Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been punished. In an interview with The New York Times published Tuesday, a day before Cornell’s Faculty Senate was set to begin debating a no-confidence resolution in his…",
  "key_points": [
    "Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff admitted to never following up on a gang rape allegation.",
    "The allegation involved a student reporting being gang raped at a fraternity house.",
    "This revelation came a day before a no-confidence debate against Kotlikoff."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Cornell University bans fraternity parties after alleged gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cornell-university-bans-fraternity-parties-after-alleged-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:55:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Cornell president defends handling of alleged gang rape case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cornell-president-defends-handling-of-alleged-gang-rape-case",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:13:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/a-gang-rape-allegation-at-cornell-highlights-how-title-ix-guides",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:57:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cornell-president-admits-he-never-followed-up-on-gang-rape-allegation-14519176",
        "published": "2026-10-14T19:37:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
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