康奈尔大学一起性侵案件引发重大关注，涉及被控男性对案发当晚给出了相互不一致的叙述1。据报道，一名女学生在2024年10月遭指控遭到七名Chi Phi兄弟会成员集体强奸4。该名受害者向警方表示"我被强奸了"2，并向校方和朋友报告了相关指控1。
案件证据包括Snapchat消息和短信记录3。康奈尔大学提供的证据显示，该群聊中涉及关于"免费"性接触的讨论内容6。50人的Snapchat群组中有人分享相关信息并鼓励他人参与，但无人报警4。汤普金斯县地方检察官范霍顿之前声称证据不足以达到法律标准，因此未提起刑事指控6。
鉴于案件处理引发的关注，纽约州州长任命州检察长莱蒂娅·詹姆斯为特别检察官，领导对该案的重新调查56。州长表示对地方检察官的处理方式失去信心6。詹姆斯将在必要情况下向大陪审团提交证据6。与此同时，纽约州立法者和受害者权益倡导者推动修改关于酒精中毒情况下性暴力的法律5。
A sexual assault investigation at Cornell University has intensified scrutiny of how the institution handled allegations of group rape.13 The case centers on a woman who reported being assaulted in October 2024 and has since filed a civil lawsuit against seven male students.46 The accused men have provided inconsistent accounts of what occurred that evening.1
The victim told police in 2024 that "I was raped,"2 and reported her allegations to university officials and friends.12 Evidence in the case includes Snapchat messages and text records, with one group chat involving approximately fifty people where information about the alleged assault was shared and others were encouraged to participate, though no one reported the incident to authorities.34 The accused students are members of the Chi Phi fraternity.4
State authorities have taken control of the investigation after losing confidence in local handling of the case. New York's governor appointed State Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to lead the inquiry,56 after the Tompkins County district attorney declined to bring criminal charges, citing insufficient evidence to meet legal standards.6 James is authorized to present evidence to a grand jury if necessary.6 Lawmakers in New York are also pushing for changes to state law regarding sexual violence involving intoxication,5 as the case has exposed gaps in the state's sexual assault legal framework.25
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