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Published October 24, 2026 6:16pm
Cars driving along north Nevada Avenue honked their horns in support, drawing cheers from a crowd assembled outside City Hall. Dressed in all pink, the attendees were there to stand in solidarity with Jane Doe and call for change in how the legal system responds to sexual violence.
Saturday morning’s rally came amid fury over how the Cornell Seven , a group of Cornell students and fraternity members accused of raping a woman known as Jane Doe, have been disciplined.
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Some believe they have not been sufficiently punished, while others have said there’s too much rush to do so. The original suit against Cornell and the seven men was filed in 2024, but at the time the Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office did not press charges.
But on Sept. 26, the case was reopened, according to CBS News.
Speakers at the Colorado Springs rally shared their stories with the gathered crowd.…
