#matthew van houten
10 stories
Kathy Hochul's Cornell Seven Loophole Claim False
Gov. Hochul's call to close a New York sexual assault loophole is inaccurate.
Slate Magazine · 2m
Cornell student's rape case faces new threats
The woman who sued Cornell over an alleged 2024 gang rape faces doxxing and threats, while her lawyer calls out failures by the university and police.
ABC News · 2m
DA reopens Cornell fraternity assault case
Prosecutors in New York are reconsidering criminal charges after a civil lawsuit reignited scrutiny of a 2024 alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
ABC News · 3m
Cornell orders outside probe into fraternity rape case
The university will hire independent counsel to investigate how it handled an alleged 2024 gang rape at Chi Phi fraternity after prosecutors reopened the case.
NPR · 5m
Prosecutors reopen Cornell rape case after civil lawsuit
New York prosecutors will bring a 2024 alleged gang rape at Cornell University before a grand jury, two years after declining to press charges.
BBC News · 3m
Cornell case exposes Title IX gaps and New York consent law
Two years after alleged gang rape at Cornell, renewed scrutiny raises questions about campus sexual assault accountability and how intoxication affects legal consent.
TIME · 4m
Why the Cornell rape case stalled
A former sex crimes prosecutor explains how the district attorney failed to investigate, and what should happen next.
Vox · 5m
Cornell student ignored after reporting gang rape
A sophomore reported being assaulted by Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024. The district attorney filed no charges. Now the case is being reinvestigated.
Vox · 3m
Cornell Rape Case Blocked by Voluntary Intoxication Loophole
New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole likely prevented Cornell rape case from being prosecuted in 2024.
Mother Jones · 1m
Cornell's hidden assault and the cost of silence
A young woman's rape complaint exposes how elite universities protect accused students while punishing protesters.
The New Yorker · 5m