ABC News’ exclusive reporting on the Cornell gang rape allegations reveals police interviews, phone calls, body camera video and internal records that shed new light on what happened inside the fraternity house — and what happened afterward. The complete story and the latest developments in an investigation that continues to unfold — what you need to know.
00:41: THE NIGHT AT CHI PHI: What happened to ‘Jane Doe’ at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.
01:33: WHAT SHE TOLD CORNELL POLICE: The description in the six-page statement that ‘Jane Doe’ gave Cornell police in November 2024.
02:05: POLICE QUESTION FRAT MEMBERS: When investigators questioned other fraternity members they told police they heard it was consensual.
02:28: DA HOUTEN INTERVIEW: Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has said he relied on ‘Jane Doe’s’ 2024 written statement.
03:12: TEXT MESSAGES: Texts messages obtained by ABC News between ‘Jane Doe’ and one of the men she now accuses of rape.
04:04: TITLE IX HEARING: Months after ‘Jane Doe’ reported the incident to police Cornell conducted a Title IX hearing.
04:35: CORNELL ANONYMOUS CALL: One day after Cornell sent a campus wide alert about a reported rape Cornell police received an anonymous tip.
05:00: DAMAGE CONTROL: Cornell police were told by a witness that Chi Phi members held a meeting to get "all of the men on the same page" about what happened.
05:22:THE REACTION ON CAMPUS: Students demanding answers and protest esters taking to campus.
06:26: LETITIA JAMES TAKES OVER: State Attorney General Letitia James appointed as special prosecutor.
06:42: GILLIO LOPES: The lawyer for one of the accused Gillio Lopes wants Letitia James off the case.
06:52: JANE DOE ATTORNEY: Jane Doe’s attorney says the party never should have happened in the first place.