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  "id": 15790712,
  "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says president's response made her feel 'disbelieved'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-presidents-response-15790712",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T19:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261021/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-presidents-response-made-her-feel-disbelieved"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jane Doe, the woman who accused seven Cornell University students of gang rape, has spoken out about her feelings of being disbelieved by the university's leadership. Her allegations have sparked student protests, a faculty vote of no confidence, and a state investigation. In a letter to faculty leaders obtained by The Associated Press, Jane Doe recounted a conversation with a sorority leader who said that Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff questioned why she waited to report the alleged assault. According to Jane Doe, President Kotlikoff's response made her feel unsupported and disbelieved.",
  "summary": "The woman who has accused seven students of raping her at a Cornell University fraternity house has weighed in on a looming faculty vote of no confidence in the school’s leadership, saying the university’s president questioned why she waited to report being assaulted — an alleged remark she said left her feeling “unsupported and disbelieved.” Her case has prompted student protests, renewed…",
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        "title": "Orazio Petito, former Cornell fraternity president, removed from Jane Doe rape lawsuit ‘with prejudice’; Here's what does it mean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/orazio-petito-former-cornell-fraternity-president-removed-from-jane",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Former Cornell student alleging sexual assault says she felt ‘unsupported’ by university’s president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/former-cornell-student-alleging-sexual-assault-says-she-felt",
        "published": "2026-10-20T17:29:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says president’s response made her feel ‘disbelieved’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-presidents-response",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:37:24.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Cornell responds to Jane Doe letter saying she felt disbelieved",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T18:48:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Cornell Jane Doe says embattled university head doubted her gang-rape allegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cornell-jane-doe-says-embattled-university-head-doubted-her-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-20T19:08:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says president's response made her feel 'disbelieved'",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T19:22:03.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Woman who accused Cornell students of rape says university president's response made her feel 'unsupported'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/woman-who-accused-cornell-students-of-rape-says-university-presidents",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:06:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Cornell responds to Jane Doe's letter saying she felt 'unsupported' by university president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cornell-responds-to-jane-does-letter-saying-she-felt-unsupported-by",
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