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Cornell University police made drug arrest hours before alleged sexual assault
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Cornell University police made a drug-related arrest at the Chi Phi fraternity house about 22 hours before a former student, Jane Doe, alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted there on Oct. 19, 2024.
- The police records do not specify the individual arrested, the drugs involved, or directly link the drug arrest to the alleged assault that night.
- Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Cornell and seven fraternity members, claiming she was assaulted while under the influence of ketamine, alcohol, and marijuana; she also reported seeing a fraternity member with ketamine previously.
- Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff acknowledged the allegations as “deeply disturbing” and emphasized the need for the university community to improve its response.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to review the case after criticism of the local district attorney’s decision not to press charges, citing an incomplete investigation.
