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Cornell president calls alleged gang rape ‘deeply disturbing’

Two female students sued Cornell University in November 2023, alleging the school failed to take action after they reported being sexually assaulted by a male classmate in 2018 and 2021.

The lawsuit claims at least five to ten other women were abused by the same student and accuses Cornell of failing to report the allegations to law enforcement, according to court records obtained by New York Focus.

A judge denied Cornell's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, clearing the case to head to trial next year while the accused male student denies all allegations.

The legal battle comes as Cornell faces severe backlash over a separate September lawsuit detailing an alleged October 2024 gang-rape of a female student by seven fraternity members.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed State Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the gang-rape case following criticism of…