The case of the Cornell 7 fraternity members who allegedly gang-raped a female sophomore two years ago shows that colleges have no business investigating sex crimes. Cornell failed the young woman known as Jane Doe.

Cornell investigated the allegations of what happened on the night of Oct. 19, 2024 that went into the next morning at the Chi Phi frat house. While that probe is being reexamined under pressure by Gov. Hochul, Cornell was the wrong entity to do the investigation. So incompetent were campus security officers, that even though Jane Doe told them she was raped, in a six-page summary sent to the local district attorney the rape was not even mentioned.

And beyond Cornell’s specific bungling, in fact all colleges are the wrong entities to review charges of sexual assault. This is a potential felony and it must be handled by the police and prosecutors. Let the people who are experts investigate.

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