Newly released text messages between a defendant in the Cornell University gang-rape case and the alleged victim appear to show an apology from the unnamed male defendant, according to reports. The exchanges, published by CBS News, were sent shortly after the incident, which the woman claims involved her being drugged and assaulted over seven hours by multiple men at a fraternity house. Prosecutors in New York announced they are reopening the criminal investigation following the disclosure. The case has drawn renewed attention amid allegations tied to social media activity before the assault.
Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assaultExcerpts of text messages reportedly exchanged by a defendant in the Cornell University gang-rape case and the woman who claims she was assaulted were published by CBS News on Tuesday, a day after New York prosecutors said they were reopening a criminal investigation.The texts were reportedly sent within days of the alleged October 2024 assault at a campus fraternity house in which a female student said she was drugged and repeatedly raped over the course of seven hours by multiple men who were alerted to her presence on the social media platform Snapchat. Continue reading...
