The alleged gang rape case at Cornell University, which occurred in 2024, resurfaced in October 2026, causing international outrage and the reopening of the investigation by New York State authorities. The incident involves a Cornell student who claimed she was sexually assaulted by seven different men at the Chi Phi fraternity house, after consuming alcohol, ketamine, and marijuana. Initially, the local prosecutor had dropped the case, arguing that it was not proven that the woman had been drugged against her will, that she was unable to consent, or that she had been forced into sexual relations, and that her voluntary use of drugs or alcohol was a factor (HLN.be, October 2, 2026).
While the majority of Western sources (Popular and Liberal/Centrist) unanimously confirm the reopening of the investigation and the outrage over the gang rape case at Cornell, the dissident source UnHerd (Non-conformist) introduces a major contradiction by questioning the very nature of the event, calling it a 'kangaroo court' and...
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