DA Reopens Sexual Assault Investigation at Cornell And Why Some Republicans Are Breaking with Trump
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everybody, and welcome to Here's the Scoop from NBC News. I'm Yasmin Basugan. So there is a climate mystery, right? Temperatures have been rising faster than expected. So scientists have been looking into why. Well, there is a potential new culprit that we're going to talk about. Also, we're having a conversation about politics and lead up to the midterm elections. And Republican candidates, especially in Michigan, that are breaking from the president in the lead up. So we got a couple of questions. How is the president reacting? What are they breaking on? And will it actually work? Up first, though.
What does the Cornell lawsuit allege about the 2024 fraternity assault?
So prosecutors in New York are reopening an investigation into an alleged gang rape of a former Cornell University student from 2024. After the former student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month. So in her suit, Doe says that she was drugged and she was raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October of 2024. She says... that she then reported this incident to Cornell University Police Department almost three weeks later on November 8th. And then Cornell launched an investigation. Her attorney says two of the accused students were expelled, but no actual arrests were made. Now, in a statement on Monday, Cornell says they support the district attorney's decision to, quote, provide an opportunity for the victim's story and then go on to say to be heard by a criminal grand jury.
This case has prompted outrage across the country, especially as there is new evidence, including some social media messages that were written that night that have now circulated. So here to break it all down is NBC News legal analyst Misty Maris. Hi, Misty. Hi, yes. Okay, so this former female student at Cornell University filed the civil lawsuit. What is she alleging happened?
So the lawsuit is actually against multiple entities. Cornell, the Chi Phi fraternity, the fraternity that she was in, Tri-Del, as well as seven individuals that she said plied her with drugs and alcohol and sexually assaulted her. Mm-hmm. And the claims that are being made are negligence, breach of contract, human rights violations of the human rights law, sexual assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and dram shop. There's also a bar that's being named. So the crux of the case is that the university knew or should have known that sexual assault was a foreseeable risk given a history of issues with fraternities on campus.
And it's
important to note the fraternity that she alleges these acts took place in is actually on the Cornell University campus. So all of those would be legal issues to be hashed out in the civil lawsuit. What does she allege happened? She alleges that on starting October 19th, but going into the early morning hours of October 20th, she went to the Chi Phi fraternity house around 11 p.m., and she was already intoxicated when she arrived. And once she got there, Several of the named individuals in this lawsuit engaged in sexual contact, including rape, and that she was unable to consent due to being intoxicated and also consuming drugs, which she says that she was forced to
take. So you mentioned the date in which this happened, right? October 19th to 20th of 2024. Yeah,
so
she
says this, you know, this started... when she gets to the Kai-Fai house and lasts until 5.45 a.m. in the morning. So it's important to note there's a lot that she's alleging happened during that time frame and that it, according to her lawsuit, went on for a significant period of time. So
that they took drugs, that she was in fact gang raped, these are all allegations that are made by this Jane Doe. Three weeks later then, Sri reports this incident on November 8th, 2024, to the... University Police Department, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:52
2
What does the Cornell lawsuit allege about the 2024 fraternity assault?
0:52–4:15
3
How is a Cornell Title IX investigation different from a criminal investigation?
4:15–7:21
4
How could new messages and evidence affect the reopened Cornell assault investigation?
7:21–12:05
5
Why are Republican candidates in competitive midterm races distancing themselves from Trump?
12:05–13:35
6
Can Republicans win independent voters by opposing Trump on Iran, AI, and data centers?
13:35–17:17
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Why has Trump held back from attacking Republicans who break with him?
17:17–21:42
8
How could declining atmospheric dust be making global temperatures rise faster?
21:42–26:51
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