Cornell Jane Doe Endures Dozens of Threats After 101-Page Rape Lawsuit
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Updated · CNN · Oct 8
Cornell Jane Doe Endures Dozens of Threats After 101-Page Rape Lawsuit
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 8
Summary
Tuesday’s swatting call sent armed police to Jane Doe’s family home after a false report of killings, with officers drawing guns on her father, brother and boyfriend, her lawyer said.
Dozens of threats have followed the lawsuit she filed last month alleging she was drugged and raped at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, including a call warning that “blood will be shed” unless she withdraws the case.
Online doxxing efforts and repeated calls have left Doe hiding at her parents’ home, covering windows and rarely going out as her lawyer described her as fearful and increasingly unstable.
The 101-page civil suit targets Cornell, Chi Phi’s Xi chapter, seven fraternity members and others; the accused deny wrongdoing, while the university faces widening scrutiny over its initial response.
Cornell students staged a seven-hour sit-in in solidarity with Doe, and the school has tapped former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates to review its handling of sexual-assault claims.