- Former Cornell University student Jane Doe stated in a letter to faculty that she felt unsupported by President Michael Kotlikoff following her alleged 2024 gang rape.
- Doe alleges she was drugged and raped by seven men at a fraternity house in October 2024 and reported the incident to campus police three weeks later. While two men were expelled by the university and others suspended, the New York attorney general has reopened a criminal investigation, though no charges have been filed.
- “President Kotlikoff’s initial response was along the lines of, ‘Why did she wait so long to report it?’” Doe wrote in the letter.
- The letter comes as Cornell faculty are about to consider a rare vote of no confidence in Kotlikoff’s administration. The resolution was introduced in light of Doe’s lawsuit, which prompted a wave of student protests and renewed scrutiny of the university’s response to sexual assaults on campus.
- A university spokesperson clarified that Kotlikoff's question regarding the reporting delay was directed at bystanders who failed to report the incident, not at Doe.
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