Event Brief
Cornell student says 2024 encounter at Chi Phi felt coercive
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM ET
Summary: ABC News obtained a six-page statement sworn Nov. 15, 2024, in which a Cornell University student told campus police that an encounter at the Chi Phi fraternity house a month earlier “felt like coercion.” The statement described multiple instances where she declined sexual acts suggested by men and was central to a 2024 decision not to bring charges.
WHO: Cornell University student (“Jane Doe”) and campus police officer
WHAT: Student provided a detailed 2024 statement to campus police describing the encounter as feeling like coercion and recounting refusals of suggested sexual acts.
WHEN: Sep 30, 2026
WHERE: Cornell University, Tompkins County, New York
WHY: The statement was given to campus police about what the student described as an encounter at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
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