Cornell rape accuser told police she was 100% sure she was assaulted, transcript shows

A woman who is suing Cornell University, alleging she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a fraternity house, told police two years ago that she was "100% confident" she had been raped. The transcript of her interview with campus police, obtained by CBS New York, raises questions about the district attorney's decision not to prosecute anyone at the time.

The alleged sexual assault took place at the Chi Phi fraternity house on Cornell’s campus in Ithaca, New York, on October 19, 2024. The woman, identified by the alias Jane Doe, described the incident to a campus police investigator and a Title IX investigator, according to the report.

The lawsuit was filed two weeks prior to the emergence of these details from the police interview transcript. The district attorney's office had previously decided not to pursue charges related to the incident.