EXCERPT:
KACZYNSKI (voice-over): "Her civil lawsuit included this screenshot, allegedly from a Snapchat group chat, claiming one of the frat brothers invited others to join the alleged assault. The D.A. told us he never saw it before his office declined to file criminal charges."
VAN HOUTEN: "The Snapchat was disgusting and vulgar and immoral, but the question that we analyzed was, did Jane Doe consent to what happened? And the law in New York State is clear that if you are voluntary, intoxicated, or under the influence of drugs such that your your judgment is impaired, that does not legally, under the penal law, constitute your inability to consent."
KACZYNSKI (voice-over): "Jane Doe left Cornell. Her lawsuit claims the seven frat brothers were suspended in 2024 and then afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays to Cornell. The university disputed that, saying no one was offered the opportunity to write essays as a sole consequence of their involvement. Last year, Cornell expelled and suspended some of those fraternity brothers, and a lawyer for one of them is blasting the woman’s lawsuit."
