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Cornell Rape Inquiry Reopens as DA Corrects Snapchat Evidence Account
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The short
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12 points5 confirmed by two or more outlets0 from a single outlet2 disputed
What 16 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Where accounts conflict
CNN's reporter said they obtained a six-page written statement signed by Jane Doe weeks after the alleged rape.
Matthew Vanhton said Jane Doe’s statement that she was raped was not included in the sworn summary his office received.
NBC News said it obtained a six-page statement Jane Doe gave to campus police in 2024.
The New York Times reported that details were omitted from the six-page summary campus police gave the district attorney.
Hochul said the complainant's statement about being certain she had been raped was not included in the account Cornell police provided to prosecutors.
The district attorney said Doe’s 2024 statement did not allege that she was drugged or that she did not consent to the events.
Matthew Van Houten said Doe did not allege that she was raped in her 2024 statement to Cornell police.
Points more than one outlet reported
Each column is an outlet, in the order they first reported. Select a mark to read that outlet's wording.
- Reported it first
- Reported it
- Repeated another outlet
- Did not report it
| Point | ABC News | ABC News | NPR | CNN | CBS News | NBC News | CTV News | FRANCE 24 English | BBC News | Associated Press | Reuters | CNN | PBS NewsHour | C-SPAN | MS NOW | The Guardian | Outlets |
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| Police account omitted Doe’s statement about rapeAccounts conflict | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Van Houten said Doe did not allege that she was raped in her 2024 statement to Cornell poli…Accounts conflict | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hochul appoints James as special prosecutorIndependently confirmed | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell agrees to independent review of its handlingIndependently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| District attorney reopens the criminal investigationIndependently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jane Doe has filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell University and seven fraternity brothers.Not independently confirmed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lawsuit alleges assault at Cornell fraternity houseIndependently confirmed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prosecutors plan to present evidence to grand juryNot independently confirmed | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell expelled two fraternity membersNot independently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| The campus crime log records Jane Doe saying she was sexually assaulted by several men at the frate…Not independently confirmed | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jane Doe said she was certain she had been rapedIndependently confirmed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell gathered materials for its internal investigationNot independently confirmed | 5 |
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