Cornell University

Case background

Jane Doe alleged that she was sexually assaulted at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house. Cornell Seven brings together her allegations, the university’s response and the civil case, with a timeline and links to the underlying documents and reporting.

Court and university proceedings

The civil complaint sets out Jane Doe’s allegations. Court records, reporting on police interviews, university statements and disciplinary history provide the rest of the documented chronology.

These materials can be read together without treating an allegation, a university finding and a court decision as interchangeable.

Reporting and opinion

Two original essays address the coverage and wider issues raised by the case: the response to The New Yorker and “Building Better Predatory Men.” Both appear in full in Articles, with their original wording and citations.

Case background

Cornell Assault preserves historical and ongoing accounts of sexual misconduct, assault and hazing across Cornell University, alongside research into fraternity membership. Its coverage extends beyond the Cornell Seven case at Chi Phi.

Survivors and witnesses can submit an account privately or request anonymous, pseudonymous or named publication. Submissions are reviewed before publication; submitting an account does not guarantee it will be published.

A published account is not a court or university finding. Likewise, inclusion in a fraternity roster is not evidence that someone committed misconduct.

Sharing an account

Submissions distinguish firsthand experience, witness information and information learned from someone else. Review considers relevance, privacy and consent.

Accounts may be clarified, corrected or removed. Copy edits and privacy redactions must not add allegations or change the account’s meaning. Private submissions are not reproduced here.

Stories and survivor support

The public stories and survivor resources serve different needs. One preserves accounts of what people experienced; the other helps readers find support.

Submitting an account is not an official report to Cornell or a request for emergency assistance. The linked website explains publication choices and provides access to those separate resources.