The legal battle follows protests by more than 1,000 students and the overnight vandalism of Cornell's main administrative building, Day Hall, where activists smashed windows and spray-painted slogans. President Michael Kotlikoff has pledged an external review by an outside law firm to assess the school's handling of the incident, while New York Attorney General Letitia James continues the criminal probe as special prosecutor.
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Matthew Ingalls Accuses Jane Doe of Rape in Cornell Probe
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Internal documents reviewed by CNN reveal Cornell police drafted letters to phone companies to preserve data, raising questions about what was originally shared with prosecutors in the reopened investigation of a 2024 gang rape. Matthew Ingalls, a member of the accused "Cornell 7" from the Chi Phi fraternity, has further complicated the case by accusing the complainant, Jane Doe, of sexual assault. Ingalls told investigators he was too intoxicated by alcohol and ketamine to consent and pointed to a phone recording where he asks Doe why she claimed to be sober during the encounter.
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