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Florence Pugh Reacts To Cornell Rape Allegations
huffpost.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Actress Florence Pugh expressed outrage over allegations that seven Cornell University fraternity members sexually assaulted a woman in 2024, criticizing the school's protection of the accused over the victim's truth.
- The lawsuit, filed by a former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe, claims she was drugged, intoxicated, and sexually assaulted by multiple men at the Chi Pi fraternity house, with some members minimizing the incident in a group chat.
- Following Doe's report to campus police, only two fraternity members were expelled, while others received lesser punishments; no arrests were made, and Doe subsequently dropped out and sued Cornell and the fraternity members.
- Cornell University stated it takes sexual violence seriously and has barred the Chi Phi fraternity chapter from campus, but cited federal privacy laws preventing disclosure of specific disciplinary actions.
- Pugh praised Doe's bravery and urged men to lead conversations about sexual assault, condemning those who knew about the assault and failed to act as equally culpable.
