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The Last Elite University ‘Gang Rape’ Was A Hoax. Cornell Might Have One Now, Too

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29.09.2026

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The Last Elite University ‘Gang Rape’ Was A Hoax. Cornell Might Have One Now, Too

The #MeToo diehards should hope that’s not the case.

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Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of explicit sexual acts alleged to have occurred.

If there are still any die-hard proponents of the “believe all women” #MeToo ideology left breathing, they had better hope what’s happening at Cornell isn’t exposed as yet another “gang rape” hoax. If it is, nobody is going to ever take these stories seriously again.

The Tompkins County district attorney’s office in New York announced Monday it reopened a criminal case related to a 2024 rape allegation by a then-20-year-old Cornell University student, who says she was assaulted by seven frat members. The alleged victim filed a lawsuit against the male students and several others on Sep. 16. The district attorney has said the suit contains information not disclosed to authorities two years ago.

“My office obviously did not and could not have based our November 2024 decision on the allegations in a civil lawsuit that would not be filed until nearly two years later,” District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said in a statement, according to The Washington Post. He said the information given to police in 2024 was “dramatically different” than what’s detailed in the lawsuit.

We don’t know exactly what the alleged victim told police in 2024. But we know she didn’t go to police until at least two weeks after the alleged incident. And we know that Van Houten says she told police her encounter with the frat members was “voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” He told ABC News she admitted to taking drugs and drinking alcohol of her own accord. “She does not allege that she was forced to engage in any acts [at the time],” Van Houten said. “She does not say that she was physically helpless or unconscious or incapacitated at any point during the time at the fraternity house.”

We also know that the timeline has shifted considerably since 2024. On Nov. 8 that year, Cornell........

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