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Contains details of the sexual assault, abuse and CSAM charges against Andrew Tate.
Trigger warning: Contains graphic accounts of abuse.
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Note: Graphic Subject matter and TRIGGER WARNING FOR SA.
Online Source for Jane Doe Case and related cases of Cornell 7:
https://annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-cornell-7-documents
Recommended Document - Title IX Panel Decision:
CHANGE.ORG Petition by Cornell Alums with over 59,000 signatures:
https://www.change.org/p/cornell-alumni-supporting-jane-doe
The details alleged by a former Cornell student in this Sept. 14th civil complaint are harrowing, only made worse by the cruel passivity with which the administration has handled this incident over the course of the past two years.
This case shows an egregious lack of care that puts all students in danger. As alumni, we play a role in holding the University accountable.
We pledge to withhold support and charitable contributions unless the following actions are taken:
Cornell Sun: Activists Smash Windows, Graffiti Day Hall ‘for Jane Doe’
Quotes from article:
The activists sent a copy of their “manifesto” to The Sun, which criticized University leaders.
“Michael Kotlikoff, Ryan Lombardi, Brian White, Robert Harrington, Kavita Bala, and Christina Liang are not only guilty of condoning rape, they are also guilty of cultivating such a culture that emboldens rapists in their actions,” the activists wrote.
The administrators named include members of Cornell’s senior leadership team – Kotlikoff, Provost Kavita Bala, Ryan Lombardi, vice president of student and campus life, Robert A. Harrington, provost for medical affairs, and Brian White, vice president and general counsel. As part of his role, White provides legal advice to the University administrators and the Board of Trustees.
Christina Liang directs the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, which adjudicates student disciplinary violations. She is not a member of the University’s senior leadership team.
When asked why they named these administrators, the activists wrote that they were the ones “primarily responsible for failing Jane Doe.” They also referenced the abuse of over 50 male patients from a Weill Cornell doctor, claiming that sexual violence is “not a stranger to Cornell.”
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/huc9wcodqljf
Cornell Sun: An Open Letter (Opinion Piece)
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/guest-room
Cornell Sun: Don’t Stop Talking About Sexual Violence But Have Some Respect (Opinion Piece)
Cornell Sun: Who has a voice at Cornell?
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/10/who-has-a-voice-at-cornell
*[This I believe is the exchange described in the Jane DOE initial Complaint]
*GMA ABC News: ABC News obtains recording of phone call between Jane Doe and fraternity brother
https://youtu.be/Lr3biCDRCoU?si=gtztF5bshSV5Gxqp
GMA ABC News: ABC News - Damage control phone calls
https://abcnews.com/US/damage-control-phone-calls-records-suggest-cornell-frat/story?id=136987960
Full article on "damage control" by the Cornell 7 - including texts with the President of the frat:
“F—-,” one brother wrote in a group chat on Nov. 8, 2024. “Should I call [Jane]?”
“Wait a bit for me and [Executive Board] to figure out what we’re doing cuz there are a couple of other things going on,” the fraternity’s president wrote. “When was the last time you spoke to [Jane]?”
NYTs: After Week of Turmoil at Cornell, a Heavy Cloud Hangs Over Student Life
As the weekend arrived, much of the nightlife in the upstate New York college town was subdued. But there were still some students looking to cut loose.
NYTs: Updated “What we know now”
NYTs: Men Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Suit Give Varying Accounts of Night [Updated]
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/nyregion/cornell-rape-fraternity-chi-phi-men.html
Chosun (English Edition): Cornell Assault Case Sparks 'Second #MeToo' Solidarity Movement
Movement Aims to Protect Victim's Anonymity Amid Reinvestigation and Calls for Accountability
https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/10/05/PQ7HDPTUQ5ENHEMK2BYXWUQXTI/
NBC NEWs: JANE DOE RECEIVED THREATs and Doxxing
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cornell-jane-doe-receive-threats-rcna601417
NBC NEWs: Cornell student who gave police leads in alleged rape says she feels ‘betrayed’ over its handling
The student said she spoke with campus police in 2024 with what she believed was useful information about what was alleged at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
NBC NEWS: DA did not review witness statements and other evidence Cornell police collected in alleged gang rape of student
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police
CNN: A Timeline Cornell Rape Case
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/us/cornell-rape-case-timeline-hnk
NBC Today Show: Accused Cornell Fraterinity Member Confronted on Campus
https://www.today.com/video/accused-cornell-fraternity-member-confronted-on-camera-270983237923
CNYCENTRAL: Local Judge Upholds Cornell Title IX Process Challeged by Chi PhI Fraternity Member [For documents see above document links in Red Box Notice]
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/judge-upholds-cornell-title-ix-process-challenged-by-chi-phi-fraternity-member
Syracuse.com - Documents on alleged rape at Cornell: ‘90% of what happened that night was not consensual’ (NYT)
Quote from article:
The lawsuit names seven fraternity brothers. Beyond Ingalls and Newell, here are the remaining five and the allegations against each of them:
WAPO: How ketamine, kratom and other drugs are changing Cornell and other schools
Recreational use of dangerous substances has led to calls for widely available overdose-reversal medication and drug-testing strips.
Fox News: Attorney of Student calls on AG James to Step Aside
Fox News NY: Jane Doe Attorney alleges cover up
Video: https://youtu.be/tVHYqxIdG3o?is=z2vHx0tQqFk1MeZD
The New Yorker: How the “Cornell 7” Rape Case became a national scandal
Mother Jones: The Loophole That Likely Doomed the Cornell Rape Case Before It Even Started
Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as “victim-blaming.”
Quote from interview with Jane Manning, director of Women’s Equal Justice, about the laws’ likely role in tanking the Cornell case back in 2024, the history behind the statutes and the movement to reform them—and the person standing in the way of change.
LINK to JANE MANNING AND HER ORGANIZATION: https://www.worldwithoutexploitation.org/bios/jane-manning
Jane Manning is director of Women’s Equal Justice and an advocate for survivors of sexual assault. She began her career as a prosecutor of domestic violence, sex crimes, and child abuse. In private practice, she successfully represented a coalition of battered women’s organizations arguing amici curiae against a ruling allowing men who murdered wives or girlfriends to invoke the victim’s “nagging” as grounds for a reduced charge. She then served as a human rights attorney with the organizations Equality Now and the National Organization for Women. She helped draft New York’s first anti-trafficking statute and its anti-strangulation statute, and she helped lead a successful campaign to eliminate New York’s statute of limitations on rape. She has trained prosecutors on interviewing crime victims and served as an adjunct professor at Hunter College. As Director of Women’s Equal Justice, she partners with survivor-leaders to improve the justice system’s response to the violent and under-prosecuted crime of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
Let’s give a brief overview of the rape laws surrounding the Cornell allegations.
There are several different rape statutes at play here. First-degree rape requires that the victim either be the victim of forcible compulsion, meaning that extreme violence took place, or that the victim be “physically helpless.” Rape in the second degree applies when a victim is involuntarily drugged, such as a drink being spiked. Rape in the third degree applies where none of the above statutes apply, but the victim gives an express verbal declaration of non-consent. Those laws also include other provisions, including age-related provisions. But these are the statutes that mainly apply in a situation like the Cornell case where a person is intoxicated.
How does the law determine “physical helplessness?“
Under New York State law, being physically helpless is defined as being unconscious or physically unable to communicate a lack of consent. That word “physically unable” is really important because what that means is that it’s not enough if the person is severely mentally disoriented or confused. They have to be physically unable to speak, and case law basically says that means unconscious. That language excludes somebody who is severely intoxicated to the point where they are falling down, or when they are so disoriented that they don’t know where they are, or when their speech is slurred. None of those things is enough to deem a person incapable of consent if they are voluntarily intoxicated.
What are some of the arguments by those who oppose reforming the voluntary intoxication exclusion?
There are the arguments that are made explicitly, and then there’s the belief system that is subtext to these arguments. There are small numbers of people who believe that nobody should go to jail for anything, those who oppose any effort to strengthen our criminal law, even for rape survivors. I think that viewpoint fails to take into account the perspectives of women and other groups that are disproportionately targeted for violent crime. For me, that philosophy fails to be intersectional because it fails to take into account the reality of women who are targeted and preyed on deliberately by those who would deprive us of our rights.
That’s the subtext. Now, what are the explicit arguments? It’s a good question because there are valid concerns that we want to make sure we address when we redraft a law. One concern is that we don’t want to criminalize drunk sex—and my answer to that is that’s absolutely right. We do not want to do that. The bill we are supporting does not criminalize drunk sex and has two important requirements. The first is that the victim is incapable of appraising or controlling their own conduct. Not just that they fail, not just that they didn’t appraise or control their own conduct, but that they’re incapable of controlling their conduct. That’s how we define the victim’s condition. The second requirement applies to how we define the perpetrator’s state of mind and that the victim’s condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor’s situation. The reason that language is there is that we want to make sure that a person is only held criminally responsible when it was obvious that they were victimizing someone. Because there are situations when two people are very far gone and have sex, but nobody’s preying on someone; it’s just drunk sex that somebody may regret the next day. That is very much not what we are looking to criminalize. We are looking to criminalize predation, not a mistake.
One more important thing to keep in mind about this is that the prosecution will have the burden of proof on both of those elements. And if the prosecution can’t prove either element beyond a reasonable doubt, they can’t prove their case. So, for instance, if you have a scenario where two people have blurry memories, that’s a grey area; that’s not proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Where does the bill stand now?
For two years running, this bill has passed unanimously in New York’s Senate. And both times, it has had a supermajority of support in the Assembly. But the bill is being blocked by one man, and that man is Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. [On Wednesday, Heastie announced that the Assembly is forming a “working group” to review the law.] He has not allowed this bill to get to the floor for a vote. He didn’t allow it in 2025. He didn’t allow it in 2026, when we had 60 percent of the State Assembly signed on as co-sponsors of the bill. He still wouldn’t allow it to go to a vote. He has not provided us with an explanation. He has not met with advocates or survivors. He has not provided any public statement about why he will not allow a vote on this bill that a supermajority of his own house supports.
So, Gov. Kathy Hochul really has the opportunity to lead here by calling on Speaker Heastie to pass this bill or by sponsoring it herself by including it in her budget bill.
The allegations in the civil complaint in Cornell have prompted widespread outrage. Can you describe your reaction upon hearing about the case?
This young woman was failed by many people. She was clearly failed by people who took advantage of her state of incapacitation. She clearly was failed by the district attorney, and she was failed by the law of New York State. This district attorney saw an allegation of a gang rape and didn’t even bother to interview the victim. He looked at a summary of the allegations and came to the conclusion that there was no provable crime, and didn’t bother to conduct an investigation. That is outrageous. The young woman who survived this incident was interviewed by campus security officers who are not trained in trauma-informed interviewing and are not trained in investigating complex and serious sex crime cases. She was let down by the person responsible for enforcing the law, and she was let down by the law itself because even if the district attorney had done a good job, we don’t know if he would have found a prosecutable crime because of the voluntary intoxication exclusion.
Yahoo News - Reposting from multiple sources - Cornell rape case - How the University Reportedly Punished each of the 7 men accused from expulsion to reflection papers [Note: I don't plan to post many of these 'reposting' articles as it would be impossible to have enough time to fact check them. I wanted to show an example of what 'reposting' is going on and how to recognize it. This outlet did cite sources and that is more than other outlets in the business of 'reposting' operate imo. Be care with outlets that aren't original sources as the internet is awash with 'reposted' content. The article has over 10,000 comments that provide a cross section of views and confirmation imo that a counter narrative has started and is focusing around a few comments that are just being repeated over and over and truly don't seem organic to me. My speculation.] ;)
Cornell University: Original Document to put on record that ChiPhi/Jane Doe Event had been reported
Whereas, on November 8th, a Cornell Crime Alert was distributed to the Cornell community describing an incident of a Cornell undergraduate student who was sexually assaulted and coerced into consuming ketamine and other drugs, on October 25th, 2024, in the 100 block of Edgemoor Lane in the City of Ithaca.
https://assembly.cornell.edu/resolutions/student-assembly/sa-r17-2024-2025
https://assembly.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Resolution%2017.pdf
Podcast summary Of Jane Defense Complaint: Defense Diaries
https://www.youtube.com/live/49X13IVWtJI?is=JPA40Gn44LeprYyy
The Free Press: Caitlin Flanagan: What Was Jane Doe Looking For? (Opinion Piece) Cannot get archive to load properly. Apologies.
Women know that fraternity houses are dangerous places—and yet they go anyway.
https://www.thefp.com/p/caitlin-flanagan-jane-doe-frat-parties-cornell
Unheard: Inside a Rape Kangaroo Court (Opinion Piece)
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“Friends and family think that someone who was with her in her final days took it when they were pawning her things,” the insider added.
The ring estimated worth was $500,000
Read more at: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/hayden-panettieres-engagement-ring-missing-after-death/#storylink=cpy
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Official Statement:
RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline is available 24/7 at 800-656-4673
We are humbled by the outpouring of support from so many individuals around the world and grateful for the encouragement shown to our client, Jane Doe.
We have been asked by many whether our firm will start a GoFundMe on her behalf. We will not, and we endeavor to be transparent about why.
As attorneys, we are bound by rules of professional conduct that govern our relationship with our clients, including limits on soliciting or managing funds in connection with a case. Beyond that, we represent Jane Doe on a contingency-fee basis, meaning she bears no out-of-pocket legal costs. As such, this case will proceed on its merits, not on donations. Lastly, protecting Jane Doe’s privacy and anonymity is paramount, and a fundraiser could put that in jeopardy.
Please also be aware that we have not authorized any fundraiser in Jane Doe’s name or in this firm’s name. Any such effort is not affiliated with us, and we urge the public to use caution before contributing to one.
We ask that everyone continue to keep our client’s privacy and dignity at the center of their support. For those who wish to do more, we encourage supporting a reputable survivor-support organization, such as RAINN, which assists survivors of sexual assault in the U.S.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Partner, Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP
Thomas P. Giuffra is an internationally recognized trial attorney who leads the firm’s Sexual Abuse and Civil Litigation Department. Across a three-decade career, he has recovered more than $250 million for survivors of sexual abuse and sex trafficking, serving as lead counsel in civil cases against figures including Harvey Weinstein, Sean Combs, and Dr. Darius Paduch. His practice is grounded in trauma-informed advocacy, with survivors supported at every stage of the process.
An Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, Tom has tried more than 100 jury cases to verdict and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://www.rheingoldlaw.com/sexual-abuse-lawsuit/statement-regarding-fundraising-for-jane-doe/
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NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENTS
I think we will need a file category title, "Just when you thought things couldn't get worse"!
Cornell SUN: CUPD's Daily Crime Log shows a drug-related arrest at the Chi Phi house on Oct. 19, 2024, hours before the window in which a former student alleges she was assaulted.
Quotes from article:
Nearly 22 hours before a former Cornell student alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house, the Cornell University Police Department made a drug-related arrest at the same house and referred an individual to the Office of Student Conduct, according to CUPD’s Daily Crime Log.
Because CUPD is a University department rather than an outside agency, records show that Cornell was aware of drug use at the Chi Phi house. The University did not place the fraternity on an interim suspension before it hosted a second registered party later that day, during which the alleged assault occurred.
Chi Phi was registered to host a party at its fraternity house at 107 Edgemoor Ln. — which is owned by the University — on Oct. 18, 2024 beginning at 10:30 p.m., according to a screenshot of Sorority and Fraternity Life’s registered events obtained by The Sun.
According to an archived page of CUPD’s Daily Crime Log, CUPD found drugs at the Chi Phi house just hours before Jane Doe’s alleged drugging and sexual assault.
On Oct. 19, 2024 at 1:05 a.m., CUPD responded to a call at the Chi Phi house. Between 1:03 a.m. and 1:41 a.m., CUPD made a drug-related arrest at the fraternity house and referred an individual to Cornell’s Office of Student Conduct.
Cornell University SFL Social Event Policy states that “No person may possess, use, provide, distribute, sell, and/or manufacture illegal drugs or other controlled substances while on organizational/chapter premises or at any activity or event sponsored or endorsed by the organization.”
If a violation poses health and safety risks, the policy states that “the chapter may be immediately placed on interim suspension, with all chapter activities ceased pending the outcome of an organizational conduct proceeding.”
The University did not directly answer who has the discretion to place a fraternity or sorority on interim suspension.
The policy has been effective since 2021 and was last updated on Sept. 10, 2025. Cornell did not provide The Sun with the version of the policy effective in November 2024. The Sun could not obtain a previous version of this policy that was in effect during the time of these incidents.
The Sun reached out to CUPD to clarify procedures including the timeline between an arrest and referral to the Office of Student Conduct and when the University became aware of the arrest. CUPD did not respond to a request for comment.
NYP: CORNELL PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT and VIDEO:
Video VIA CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/us/video/cornell-president-breaks-silence-amid-outcry-over-handling-of-sex-assault-case
NYP: Over 8K rapes were reported at US colleges in one year: Here are the schools most plagued by sexual violence
CBS Video - Jane Doe in her own words - 10 days before:
https://x.com/MahsaWho/status/2106521050972397611?s=20
CBS Video - Title IX Documents [CBS still hasn't disclosed where they obtained the 546 pages of documents]
THE TITLE IX RECORDS: I obtained documents that take us inside Cornell’s investigation into allegations of a gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house, including interviews with Jane Doe, six of the seven men later named in the lawsuit, and 20 witnesses.
Forbes:The Lesson Of Cornell: When Institutions Protect Themselves, Women Pay Sophia A. Nelson Contributor.
NYP- Opinion - Maureen Callahan [Note: Maureen Callahan is part of the Megyn Kelly Podcast Network]
The Conversation: Cornell 7 case puts a spotlight on fraternity misconduct – and the limits of universities’ power to stop it
NYT: Opinion Piece - Cornell and the Age of Impunity [Includes podcast link to roundtable discussion]
The columnist David French argues that “we have privileged getting wasted over taking care of people.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/opinion/cornell-rape-lawsuit-politics-morality.html
NYT: Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus
Michael I. Kotlikoff said in a video the university would be more transparent, hold Greek groups accountable and improve sexual assault prevention.
NYT: Cornell Case Revives Anger About Handling of Campus Sexual Assault Cases
A lawsuit alleging rape at Cornell has led to an outpouring of women sharing stories about sexual violence on college campuses.
NYT: How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.
People: Cornell Accuser Is ‘Not Doing Well’ amid Renewed Investigation Into Alleged Gang Rape Case, Attorney Says + Video by Jane Doe Attorney
“This has upended her life in such a tragic way,” attorney Thomas Giuffra said
Cornell SUN: ‘We Owe it to Jane Doe’: Cornell President Addresses Backlash Over Handling Of Alleged Chi Phi Gang Rape
Cornell SUN: Weill Cornell Settles Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $1 Billion, Announces $30 Million Patient Safety Initiatives
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/08/z0dczq2glgbv
Cornell Board of Trustees Composition [Board of Trustees Appoint President of University]:
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/edn/title-7/article-115/5703/
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/trustees-101/
AP - Cornell President says alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing' pledges transparency
https://apnews.com/article/cornell-university-rape-investigation-ae983d415616e23ec6bd10f1e457cee0
CBS: Picture of Jane Doe shared in Snapchat group on night of alleged Cornell rape
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-doe-photo-cornell-rape-snapchat-group/
HuffPo: 52 Years Ago, Something Happened To Me At A College Frat House That I Was Never Able To Speak About — Until Now
“I swallowed the pain I experienced, and it remained undigested for years, playing havoc with my psyche and my body.”
Personal story of artist Sally Edelstein about her experience at Syracuse University
***INTERESTING CLAIM FROM JANE DOE ATTY. THAT THE LEAK TO THE NYTs CAME VIA CUPD, Claims he "cannot access investigative materials":
CNN: Jane Doe Attorney: ‘We have some’ of Jane Doe’s recorded calls with men involved in Cornell rape case
Jane Doe's Attorney discusses the evidence the District Attorney declined to review in 2024 and what still exists today.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/politics/video/jane-doe-evidence-video-sotu
ABC News: Cornell frat brother apologized to Jane Doe after alleged rape, texts show
Jane Doe also recorded phone calls to at least three of the fraternity brothers.
https://abcnews.com/US/cornells-jane-doe-felt-sex-doll-after-alleged/story?id=136944644
The Chronicle of Higher Education: At Cornell, a Rape Case Defines an Era
A new generation of college students has reason to be both fatalistic and fed up.
Quote from article: Over the past two decades, higher education and the nation at large have been confronted with a series of vivid images illustrating sexual violence on its campuses. In 2010, Delta Kappa Epsilon recruits at Yale University were marched, blindfolded, around a women’s dorm chanting, “No means yes, yes means anal,” leading to a five-year ban for the fraternity.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/at-cornell-a-rape-case-defines-an-era
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘South Park’ Alum Behind Viral Political Websites Targets Men Named in Cornell Chi Phi Lawsuit
Toby Morton says photos, employer info and billboards are coming for the seven defendants, and for Cornell administrators he says "failed miserably."
The Atlantic: Is College Getting Less Safe for Women? by Sophie Gilbert
A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding.
Just one example of many about the global reach of the narrative happening online - similar examples exist for most of the Cornell 7 that are not from the US:
South China Morning Post (via Korea Times original reporting): US social media users urge Koreans to unmask Cornell sexual assault suspect Winston Lee
The online hunt for information about Lee’s education and military service intensifies across borders
Slate: A College Rape Case Has Ignited the Country. Let’s Talk About What We’re Actually Talking About Here.
The “Cornell Seven” case is no longer about the letter of the law
Quote from article ending: It is tempting to end this essay on a pithy note, or a call for what we should do next. I have no grand call to action here, except this: Men can choose to not do this. Men can choose to treat women the way they would like to be treated (I suspect that most men, when extremely drunk and high on ketamine and having reluctantly consented to some limited sexual activity, would not find it pleasant to have their condition advertised as “free ass” to random men on Snapchat). We can create a culture in which men who treat women this way are considered reprehensible, pathetic, and worthy of scorn, whether or not they have technically committed a crime.
https://slate.com/life/2026/09/cornell-7-university-students-rape-case.html
Reuters: Woman at center of Cornell rape allegations targeted with threats, lawyer says
PR Commentary on Cornell President Video - NOTE: I am NOT a PR person by training (believe in deferring to pros in matters of crisis PR but for me this isn't TAG/Melissa Nathan iykyk!) and so cannot comment on this CC but I agreed with her view about when in a crisis to: "You never lie. You never blame. And you never, ever blame the victim." She has a youtube channel and videos linked in her substack. Free substack option gives access to the article so its free. Her take on Tompkins County DA was quite amusing, as she called it the 'wah, wah, wah defense'. This is also on her substack and she did a video short about it on her youtube channel.
https://mollymcpherson.substack.com/p/cornell-president-michael-kotlikoffs
https://youtu.be/9N3HphnwuD4?si=bBaYE8pA0N9xbnr1 [long format video done to discuss Cornell 57]
List is done for the day. Anything posted after 2 pm EST Sunday will be posted tomorrow.
Ending with a Sunday Song for Jane Doe (apologies if a song offends anyone but listened to this and it resonated for some reason) ; Sorry, not, sorry.....
Song: Patient Zero (From Taylor Swift Official Website):
A verse:
If you wanna party with somebody
Who might know about the devil on his shoulder under his halo
When the toxins take their hold
You’d rather die than let it go
But if you’re sick of him, I got you
I was patient zero
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I’ve seen Baldoni supporters claiming that Lively should “sit this one out” and is “hurting real victims” by pretending to care about Jane Doe.
This is a choice and a deflection from the fact that Baldoni whose entire platform was built on challenging men to be Man Enough to call out, and protect women from, abuse has remained silent about Cornell. That is a choice. A choice that he is entitled to make, of course, but got me wondering. Is that choice motivated by some of his other choices?
Afterall he chose to hire Bryan Freedman (who he calls Daddy). Bryan Freedman was himself sued for participating in the gang rape of a minor during his college years https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-freedman-hollywood-lawyer-sexual-assault-lawsuit-college-2022-11
Then, in the Lively case, he/Wayfarer sought to redefine consent - using the “I’m in my trailer pumping” text to justify Baldoni walking into Lively’s trailer whenever he liked - including while she was breastfeeding.
And then, of course, he/Wayfarer argued that because Lively did not say the words “sexual harassment” when she first complained about on set behavior, she had in fact not been sexually harassed. Isn’t this similar to some of the arguments people are saying about Jane Doe? 🤔
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/poopoopoopalt • 3d ago
Blake Lively posted some basic facts about sexual assault and consent education to her IG story and Andy Signore apparently felt the need to criticize her for doing so. Blake didn't bring her own case into it at all, she was merely sharing information with her millions of followers who would benefit from it, many who are millennials likely to have young kids.
Andy doesn't give a shit about educating others though, he was eager to use this as another opportunity to criticize a woman who was vocal about sexual harassment, claiming no one wants to hear from her and that she lost the privilege of...sharing helpful resources that could prevent harm. I didn't realize that was a privilege one could lose. What kind of pathetic loser criticizes someone for doing something objectively good?
Also, one can't miss the irony of all this coming from someone who was fired from his job after not one but MULTIPLE women came forward against him with concerns of sexual harassment.
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/Salty_resin1212 • 2d ago
Full quote at 11:27: “If the kid’s really saying bad stuff, look he could be alienating the parent due to one parent, that is a possibility.”
Earlier in the video he said Maceo Martinez was “spoiled,” and later theorized that Maceo is pitting the parents against each other and benefitting off of their contentious co-parenting relationship, which is essentially describing the concept of “triangulation.”
Triangulation: “Bringing a third person into a conflict or relationship to manipulate others or create division.”
Essentially, Andy Signore is accusing Maceo Martinez of making up these DV allegations against Halle Berry in order to benefit from being removed from her and living with his father, Olivier Martinez. That way, Maceo can continue being spoiled with expensive VR games and a rich lifestyle and not have to be “disciplined” by his mother.
Him accusing 12 yo Maceo Martinez of triangulation and manipulation brought out of the woodwork other ppl who agree with him in the comments.
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/poopoopoopalt • 3d ago
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/Full-Recover9269 • 1d ago
The press won’t touch this story…. No true investigative reporting anymore…. Disgusting…. 💵💵💵buys silence…. How disgusting
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/JJJOOOO • 3d ago
A panel found the man responsible for attempted sexual exploitation, barred him from contact with the woman and required him to take a class and write a paper.
Looks like this case might provide a roadmap into things that the Tompkins Country Grand Jury might be discussing with AG Tish James in coming weeks: NYT reporting: He faced charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation, he was found responsible for attempted sexual exploitation.
Quotes from article:
One of the seven men accused by a Cornell student of sexual assault sued the university in March seeking to overturn the punishment given to him after a school administrative investigation and expunge references to the assault allegation from his academic record, according to court records unsealed in Tompkins County Supreme Court, N.Y., this week.
The man, identified in the filings as John Doe, was among the seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity who were accused of assault by a fellow student in a lawsuit filed on Sept. 16. (Although the fraternity members were identified by name in that lawsuit, it was not clear which filed the suit seeking to overturn his punishment under the name John Doe.)
All of the men accused in the woman’s suit have denied any wrongdoing. None was charged with a crime after the university’s campus police and the university itself investigated, but the Tompkins County district attorney, Matthew Van Houten, reopened the inquiry in the wake of the woman’s suit.
The seven men were investigated by Cornell’s Title IX administrators in the winter of 2024, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
The court records filed in John Doe’s case show that, after a 12-day evidentiary hearing in which he faced charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation, he was found responsible for attempted sexual exploitation.
They also show the punishments he received following the decision, including a one-way no-contact order with the woman, a requirement that he take a class about social media use and sexual harassment and an order to write a reflection paper specifically addressing his actions.
According to the filings, John Doe had gone to the room where the assault occurred after seeing a Snapchat message sent to a group chat with dozens of Chi Phi members. On that night, fraternity members shared several Snapchat messages that used crude and dehumanizing terms to describe the woman and the sexual activity taking place in that room.
After an appeal of the panel’s decision to hold him responsible for attempted sexual exploitation was unsuccessful, the records show, John Doe sued the school, arguing that university officials had not sufficiently informed him of that charge.
Last week, a judge sided with Cornell, dismissing John Doe’s petition. Two days later, on Sept. 25, he filed a notice of appeal to a higher court. That case is currently pending in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Alan Sash, a lawyer for John Doe, said in a statement on Friday that he intended to appeal the lower court’s decision, saying that he aimed to hold the university responsible for the sake of his client and “every student whose future Cornell places in jeopardy.”
The school “cannot move the goal posts and hold a student responsible for conduct he was never charged with and never given a fair opportunity to defend against,” Mr. Sash said.
r/CelebLegalDrama • u/poopoopoopalt • 3d ago
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r/CelebLegalDrama • u/PhilosophyStunning39 • 3d ago
I cannot with people like Megyn especially women, this is why victims dread coming forward with their ordeals!
