Cornell University is embroiled in another sexual assault lawsuit

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Jane Doe is not the only recent student to pursue legal action against Cornell University over its handling of sexual assault on campus, New York Focus has learned. Two female students sued the school in November 2023, alleging that the university did not take them seriously when they submitted complaints outlining how they were each “sexually, physically and verbally assaulted” by the same male student. And they say they aren’t alone. In separate sworn affidavits, they each alleged there were multiple other students who also filed complaints with the school’s office that investigates sexual assault against the same male student.

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