Cornell president calls alleged rape ‘deeply disturbing,’ vows answers in video statement

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Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff broke his silence over mounting criticism of the university’s handling of allegations that a student was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024, calling the case “deeply disturbing” and “a defining moment” in Cornell’s history.

In an eight-minute video statement released Oct. 3 by the university, Kotlikoff said the allegations involving Jane Doe raise “heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization and aspects of party culture, alcohol and drug use.”

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/10/03/cornell-president-addresses-sex-assault-case-campus-fallout/92083666007/

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