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    "parsed_content": "AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTCornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be ReopenedAfter outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.Listen \u00b7 4:43 min Share full articleDistrict Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office will reopen the investigation into an alleged 2024 sexual assault following community outrage. Credit...Seth Wenig\/Associated PressBy Sharon Otterman and Hurubie MekoSept. 28, 2026, 12:39 p.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google A New York prosecutor said Monday that he would reopen an investigation into accusations of a 2024 sexual assault at Cornell University, two weeks after a woman filed a lawsuit that had roiled the campus.In her lawsuit, the woman alleged that she was plied with alcohol and drugs and then raped by multiple men at the Chi Phi fraternity house on Oct. 19, 2024, when she was a 20-year-old undergraduate. She said she reported the incident to the Cornell University Police Department several weeks later, but that no criminal charges were filed by prosecutors.Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins County district attorney, said in a statement on Monday that he was now reconsidering that decision. He said that while the original statement the woman gave to police did not seem to warrant criminal charges, he would now let a grand jury decide.Read the statement from the Tompkins County district attorneyThe district attorney for Tompkins County in New York said he is reopening an investigation into a report of a sexual assault at Cornell University.Read Document 9 pagesAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cJane Doe\u2019s sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped,\u201d he said in the statement. Mr. Van Houten said he would now reopen the investigation \u201crecognizing that the process of healing from trauma is personal and different for every human.\u201d A senior female prosecutor has been assigned, and any additional allegations from the lawsuit will be considered. ABC News first reported Mr. Van Houten\u2019s comments on the investigation.\u201cSeeking justice sometimes requires us to reconsider or reopen cases when we are provided with additional evidence,\u201d he added.Thomas Giuffra, who represents the plaintiff in the lawsuit, said on Monday that his client\u2019s report to the police at the time was not materially different to what is in the lawsuit.\u201cOnce she was emotionally ready, she went to the university police and bravely shared what had occurred to her,\u201d he said.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTAfter the woman\u2019s 2024 allegation, the Cornell police provided information to the district attorney and the university investigated the incident through its own disciplinary system. The men involved were \u201cissued a range of sanctions, which included expulsions and suspensions,\u201d Cornell said in a statement on Monday.The university had released an earlier statement to the campus on Nov. 26, 2024, about \u201congoing investigations into the serious and deeply disturbing allegations of drug abuse and sexual violence at the Chi Phi fraternity house.\u201dIt also convened a task force on sexual assault, which made recommendations. A 2025 survey conducted by the university found that 35 percent of undergraduate women reported experiencing \u201cnonconsensual sexual contact\u201d during their time at Cornell, an increase from the 23 percent in the 2023 survey.Chi Phi, the fraternity chapter where the woman said the assault occurred, was closed in 2024 and remains barred from campus, Cornell said Monday. \u201cAny suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,\u201d its statement said.The lawsuit contains harrowing details of the alleged assaults, as well as a screen shot of a lewd Snapchat in which one fraternity member appears to invite others to have sex with the woman. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Cornell; the Chi Phi fraternity; the woman\u2019s own sorority, Delta Delta Delta; an off-campus bar that allegedly served her alcohol, and seven fraternity members whom are alleged to have been involved in the assault.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTChi Phi did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tri Delta said it couldn\u2019t comment on pending litigation but added that as an organization \u201cwe are committed to supporting women and victims of sexual violence.\u201dJeremy Saland, the lawyer for one of the named defendants, said Monday that his client did nothing but respond to and make an \u201cimmature comment on Snapchat.\u201d He called the lawsuit \u201cintentionally dishonest.\u201dOn Monday, Mr. Giuffra said the district attorney\u2019s statements about reinvestigating his client\u2019s case were \u201ca long overdue step.\u201d He said that until the woman filed her lawsuit, she had not been contacted by investigators from the Tompkins County District Attorney\u2019s Office or any investigators trained in interviewing rape survivors, and had only spoken to Cornell police.As of Monday, Mr. Giuffra had been contacted by the prosecutor\u2019s office, but his client has yet to be interviewed, he said.This is a developing story. 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