‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe was ‘misled’ by DA about status of criminal probe into alleged gang rape: attorney

Source: New York Post

The “Cornell 7” Jane Doe at the center of an alleged frat house gang rape was “misled” about the status of the criminal probe into her claims — after bringing them to campus police, her attorney said. The victim, a female student only identified as Jane Doe, was led to believe an investigation was moving forward after reporting the alleged October 2024 assault to campus police several weeks later, according to her attorney, Thomas Giuffra. But it turned out the probe wrapped shortly after it started, when Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten decided against pressing charges days after cops first spoke with her.