Woman in Cornell rape allegations case targeted with threats, her lawyer says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/04/cornell-jane-doe-rape-allegations1.3k
u/BananasPineapple05 12h ago
And you wonder why sexual crimes are typically underreported...
Obviously, not everyone's case gets national attention. But even just being harassed by a frat would be enough for an undergrad to feel like she would do anything to make it go away.
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u/retro_toes 12h ago
Groups of men in "brotherhoods" protecting each other is why there's so many known but unpunished rapes by frat boys, cops, military
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u/Sad_Clown_Paint 11h ago
Whether it’s this, the Epstein files or a small town, rapists don’t like to see other rapists suffer consequences because that means they could one day suffer consequences.
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u/AbanoMex 12h ago
unfortunately, not only men would harrass a victim.
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u/retro_toes 12h ago
of course some women will harass a victim. those women are pick-mes. They're the wives, girlfriends, and friends of the rapists who think "they would never, they've never tried that with me"- until it happens to them. because a rapist is a rapist is a rapist. Patriarchy hurts everyone
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u/demonotreme 12h ago
So who's doing the harassing of the guy who shares a name with a defendant and was mistakenly served and doxxed?
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u/retro_toes 11h ago
That's an awful and unfortunate situation that's happened to others since the beginning of reporting crimes. It's not right and I'm not defending it, but your question doesn't fit my comments and you're just here to be contrarian with your whataboutism bullshit
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u/InternationalTwo5255 12h ago edited 12h ago
What possess people without a shred of skin in the game to feel the need to harass and threaten any of the people involved in cases like these? And risk their freedom/livelihood to do so?
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u/Snlxdd 12h ago
Internet and anonymity empower it because people think they won’t face consequences. And they’re probably right.
NFL kicker that missed a kick and costs someone a bet? Expect threats.
Argument on social media with the wrong person? Doxxing and threats.
Any type of fame or notoriety? Expect threats.
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u/InternationalTwo5255 11h ago
The first two examples I can understand a little more because the person sending the threat is at least tangentially involved in whatever the person did/said. In a case like this, where they literally have no involvement, what is the purpose? A sense of agency? feel like they "made a difference" or something? I don't get it.
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u/IndependentLove2292 10h ago
It would take a severely blow to the head, or perhaps several minutes of oxygen deprivation to be able to get into the proper mindset to understand why an idiot does these things. It's not worth it. Just fallback in the simple explanation that idiots do idiotic things
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u/RainbowwDash 10h ago
Incel/frat bro/rapist types are angry that their fantasies are (correctly) described as criminal, so they go after the person 'responsible' for that
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u/TheGrandExquisitor 10h ago
There is a very high chance some of these people are from frats, and others are incels who have been goaded to action by the flood of pro-Cornell agitprop being spewed out by the crisis PR firm Cornell hired.
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u/coporate 12h ago
I know this will likely get some flak, but in my opinion, sexual assault cases should remain primarily confidential to protect all parties (but particularly the victim or victims) until the investigation has had time to examine the evidence. It’s far too easy to dox someone even when they’re not named.
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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12h ago
It would have been private if Cornell did right thing originally
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u/mdp300 12h ago edited 11h ago
And it always happens this way, in big institutions like universities, corporations, pro sports teams, etc.
An assault or other crime happens, and they sweep it under the rug because it would be bad for their reputation. But if it
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u/Charlie_Mouse 11h ago
Your overall point is good … but I’d quibble insofar as I don’t think it always eventually comes out, sadly I suspect it is only sometimes.
We’re just seeing the cases where the institutions are unable to sweep it under the rug for good. In other cases unfortunately they likely succeed. Sometimes there isn’t enough evidence or the poor victim is too ashamed or traumatised or intimidated to be able to try.
Unfortunately I suspect the problem is a lot larger than just the cases where the coverup fails might suggest.
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u/throwraW2 11h ago
She still likely would have sued. Its a civil suit for money and she's suing the school, the fraternity, her own sorority, and a couple campus bars.
Also its not like Cornell did nothing. They investigated the event with over 30 witnesses, more than 10 hearings, kicked off the fraternity, expelled two of them and suspended the others based on each person's involvement according to their investigation. All that even though the DA said there wasnt a crime to investigate.
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u/SubtleNotch 10h ago
Just FYI that's what happened initially when Jane Doe reported it a few years ago.
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u/LuciusLuscinia 12h ago
The problem is that clearly keeping them confidential just allows people to sweep them under the rug entirely.
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u/Genoscythe_ 12h ago
The obvious problem with this, is that we are already publicly accusing people of all sorts of crimes and also of things that are not even crimes, so it would be impossible to enforce either legally, or even on a level of expected civic virtue, that accusing people of one specific probably illegal behavior is uniquely taboo.
Like, I can accuse a politician of having used the N-word in private, or of embezzling, or being gay, or committing adultery, or doing insider trading, but I can't accuse them of getting handsy with his female staff, on the off chance that a court might decide that his well-documented sex pest behavior didn't pass the limits of legal "sexual assault", therefore he is Not Guilty, nothing to see here?
IF a guy keeps getting girls very drunk on dates, but they are not quite blackout-drunk enough for a court to call it rape, therefore no one is allowed to call it predatory?
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u/sagew0lf 11h ago
If the powers that be could be trusted to do anything about this, then sure. As is, I’m glad they publicized the names of the misogynistic pigs who did this so women can stay as far away from them as possible.
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u/Wide-Reaction5628 12h ago
There’s also been reports of other men being threatened and doxxed online after being misidentified as one of the accused simply bc they share the same name, including an active duty Marine from NY State. Point being: Confidentiality of all parties in cases like this , at least leading up to official charges being filed, is important for many reasons and does not simply equate to providing unjust protection and anonymity for the accused. Keeping all parties anonymous protects the victim from being identified and the general public as well.
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u/throwraW2 11h ago
That marine's mom and sister were being threatened with rape over it too. People are absolutely insane.
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u/AMadWalrus 10h ago
I also got doxxed 2 days ago and some girl posted my parents address online and my phone number because I have the same first and last name as one of the guys. She messaged me and my family death threats. She literally found my name by googling the first and last name and just randomly thought I was the guy in the case living many thousands of miles away.
Absolutely mind blowingly stupid.
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u/spacestationkru 12h ago
Is this because Michael Tracey just couldn't resist the compulsion to publish her personal information because to do otherwise would infringe on his first amendment rights or something?
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u/supercyberlurker 12h ago
Looks like the intended Stochastic Terrorism after Trump incited his base.
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u/Totalitarianit2 12h ago
What did NY's Governor do, calm everyone down?
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u/Militantpoet 12h ago
Why is it up to the NY governor to put out the flames caused by Republicans?
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u/yhwhx 12h ago
The NY Governor did not do anything to incite threats against the the woman who made the rape allegations.
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u/Totalitarianit2 12h ago
Did she say anything that might incite threats against the men who were accused of rape?
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u/poptart2nd 10h ago
sounds like they shouldn't have raped her. what'd she do to deserve getting doxxed and threatened?
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u/Jesus_on_a_biscuit 12h ago
Hochul appointed an experienced prosecutor with a track record of winning. We all understand effective leadership from women is very triggering to Trump’s base .
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u/Totalitarianit2 12h ago
So, she didn't calm everyone down.
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u/amusedmb715 12h ago
being mad that a governor didn't calm everybody down when we have the president we do is a choice you can make.
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u/Totalitarianit2 12h ago
I'm more mad that she flat out said it was literal gang rape. She either doesn't know the facts of the case or she's lying. Trump does both of these things and people hate him for it.
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u/amusedmb715 12h ago
he does it literally all the time every day. you getting mad about a thing like that in this case only only speaks about yourself.
perhaps try gaining a little perspective.
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u/Totalitarianit2 12h ago
he does it literally all the time every day.
Right, and do you hate that, or is only when Trump does it?
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u/designOraptor 12h ago
We should not be calm about any of this. Every one of those boys should have their lives ruined for what they did.
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u/ElPrieto8 12h ago
Sad, but not unexpected.
As a species we're capable of so much, and too often that's not an encouraging fact.
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u/solk512 12h ago
Yeah, his name is Michael Tracey.
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u/upvoter222 10h ago
I see a few comments with that name. Who is Michael Tracey and how is he related to this story?
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u/southpalito 10h ago
they want this case to dominate the midterms to bring out the manosphere to vote GOP.
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u/Jillybeans11 11h ago
I’ve accidentally seen her picture and name multiple times on social media. Luckily it gets taken down but I’ve still seen it while just scrolling multiple times.
I’m so worried for this poor girl. I hope she’s safe but can also live a normal life after this
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u/ChemicalBus608 12h ago
Not supprised. I dont understand why people continue to do this. Reminds me of those life time movies where a whole town would turn on a girl who was assaulted because they were messing up their "football" career. Which was high-school football that everyone was obsessed with for some reason. Have we learned nothing?
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u/chobani- 12h ago edited 12h ago
I wonder why sexual crimes are so underreported on college campuses (and in general). Cornell is my alma mater and they have done an excellent job thus far of maintaining that particular status quo.
NYT published an article today detailing the outcomes of 2024 investigation. Six of the seven were found culpable for sexual assault and/or attempted exploitation. Two were expelled, two suspended and permitted to return, and two made to write essays and attend training. The seventh graduated before the investigation was complete and was temporarily banned from campus as punishment, because temporary suspensions for students accused of misconduct and while university investigations are pending are only for student protesters and not accused rapists, apparently.
If the allegations in the new lawsuit are false accusations, as trolls and apologists are screaming online, then the conspiracy has to go to the very top of Cornell. Incredible coordinated scheming from Jane Doe, her attorney, and the university admin, especially because the Cornell investigation concluded over a year before the lawsuit was filed. /s
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u/FillFrontFloor 10h ago
Because in college is always about reputation. A bit off topic but in my university I just found out there is a professor that sends private messages to students insulting them and treating them like they are dumb because they question him. I was in shock, I though "get, wtf? Why isn't he fired?" Of course any students that would start shit would probably fail the class. But guess what this has happened for decades, students always complaint about bad teachers and the university nearly 100% of the time ignored it unless they get sued. Even better, I've gotten a ton of e-mailed about professors concerned about AI usage, meanwhile we some times pay over 2,500K each one in classes where the professor just makes just read a lot, memorize a bunch of crap and then give us the same test from 2021 that he/she forgot to change the date on. So yes, I'm not surprised rape, sex assault, harassment, bullying, I'm not surprised everything is underreported in universities. Some of those frat houses probably have blood in their hands.
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u/4Blueberries 10h ago
Would love to read those essays written by the rapists. Maybe they will come to light.
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u/Zealousideal-Film982 12h ago
Terrible.
Also terrible that the defendants are getting threatened before conviction.
Mob justice hurts the guilty and the innocent alike.
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u/CallMeRudiger 11h ago edited 11h ago
It's really weird to see so many people going out of their way to bring the defendants into this conversation. It's okay to talk about how she's being mistreated without trying to shoehorn other people in. If you get any "what about the men?" fragility, you can just blow them off.
If you just generally want to sympathise with rapists, there's plenty of creepy subs you can go to have that conversation. Like MensRights.
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u/prettyflyforahentai 11h ago
It's really weird to call people rapists when you have no idea what actually happened.
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u/prettyflyforahentai 10h ago
Sorry I don't just call people rapists, murders, abusers, etc when I don't have all of the facts. But instead of that making me a normal person, that makes me a sympathizer. Everyone who believes in innocence until proof of guilt is a sympathizer. Got it.
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u/speedoboy17 10h ago
So do you just like not believe in due process at all?
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u/CallMeRudiger 10h ago
Why do creeps always line up like fish in a barrel for these comments?
The good news is that when you're not a criminal court, you don't have the responsibilities of one. You can base your personal opinion on the preponderance of the evidence like a normal person who hears about the details of this case.
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u/speedoboy17 10h ago
So you don’t believe in due process. Got it.
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u/CallMeRudiger 10h ago
That's what I expected. Reliant on those legalistic fallacies to make yourself feel better about prioritizing the rapists when you hear about a victim, I guess.
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u/Thunderberries 12h ago
For several decades one of my mottos have been "I hate people, but like individuals". Fuck people can be horrible
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u/JerryDipotosBurner 12h ago
“Why don’t women report these things?!”
You’re seeing why in real time.
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u/4Blueberries 10h ago
I guess if your parents pay $92,000 per year to attend Cornell, this kind of assault will continue. Four of the guys charged still attending, two expelled. So the cover up continues until evidence is gathered. The individuals are entitled men who will be held accountable. Threats are common when lawyers conduct discovery, unfortunately.
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u/drossglop 12h ago
Post the correspondences with their names attached to it. That’s the only way to stop the trend of victims getting death threats
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u/lesubreddit 12h ago edited 12h ago
Probably Cornell admin or alums trying to protect their juicy Ivy League pedigree and reputation
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u/Snlxdd 12h ago
More likely that it’s the culture warriors who feel the need to stand up to “false accusers” behind a keyboard.
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u/fuggingolliwog 10h ago
Or, it's shitbag misogynists that think any threat to any man is a threat to their own masculinity. Read literally any thread on twitter about this case for examples.
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u/lesubreddit 11h ago
Maybe but IMO the people with the most to gain/lose should be the prime suspects in lieu of other evidence
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u/SnozberryTheMighty 11h ago
All of you really need to actually look into what happened. Even if it was rape, her texts, statements and signed documentation mean nothing will ever happen in this case. No prosecutor will pursue it. I see so many comments from people that haven't looked into this at all. Just looking for an opportunity to post dumb shit. Yall need to read before you post.
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u/Itchy-Beach-1384 11h ago
Isnt it crazy how as gas breaks $6 a gallon theres suddenly an emphasis that we must focus on these stupid fucking criminal cases that have nothing to do with most of us?
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u/perestroika12 12h ago edited 12h ago
Proving the point that universities should do more to protect women and punish abusers. Some evil people out there and our institutions are letting people off the hook.
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u/lost_koshka 10h ago
They're a school, not security. A bunch of young adults made a lot of poor decisions.
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u/Schwettes 12h ago
This basically confirms the dox. There’s been only one name floating around publicly.
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u/LuciusLuscinia 12h ago
Technically the lawyer's statement could be read as being people related to the case threatening her rather than the public. I mean, you're probably right, but it's not 100%.
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u/BunNGunLee 10h ago edited 10h ago
Isn’t this the case where there’s documentation in her texts indicating she consented to everything except the specific things they didn’t do (threesome, anal vs foursome, etc) and only changed her mind on it more than a year later.
If it is that case and I’m not mistaken it seems more like using sexual assault accusations as a weapon for retribution more than as a legitimate belief she was victimized. Which is frankly one of the scummiest thing imaginable.
That isn’t to say she should be harassed or threatened, but given the circumstances of using the legal system as a weapon against people who respected her wishes in that moment, frankly I do think she’s a horrible person.
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u/brakeled 10h ago
No, I don’t give a shit about waiting for a conviction from a system that benefits rapists and doesn’t hold them accountable. They’re rapists. They should be shamed and harassed for raping a woman and I don’t need the legal system to tell me that.
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u/brakeled 10h ago
You can’t even spell his name correctly. Did Emmitt Till send snapchats to 50 other men inviting them to gang rape a woman? You’re a rapist empathizer. Get a life loser.
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u/sagew0lf 10h ago
Oh wow were there probable gang rape invitations by Snapchat with the Duke case? 🤔 equating these two shows an extreme lack of intelligence.
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u/sagew0lf 11h ago edited 10h ago
Even if they aren’t found guilty of a crime, they behaved very unethically. There are social consequences for their behavior.
Edit: the down voters need to go on a list. You really think it’s acceptable for men to invite their friends to gang rape an incapacitated woman.
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u/NullifyBandit 11h ago
Right, Jane Doe has been suffering the social consequences since it happened. They can too.
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u/sagew0lf 11h ago
Yeah, you can’t send pictures of her naked and incapacitated to 57 people and say what they said it the text messages and expect to be treated like respectable men. They’re disgusting, misogynistic pigs.
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u/elaexeezzzz 12h ago
So have the men accused. Some not even accused of raping. Looks like the tables flip when you dox and advocate for mob justice
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u/Sweet_Search_3616 11h ago
I really doubt she would have ever expected her filing the civil suit would have caused this case to become one of the most viral stories in recent history
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u/vodkaismywater 12h ago
Will the full force of the FBI hunt down the people threatening her, and bring them up on terrorism charges? You know, like they did for Steven
GoebbelsMiller's wife?