New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said the woman at the centre of the Cornell University rape case was “failed” at “every turn”. New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation.
The woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house at the university and that Cornell failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved.
Cornell has said it supported presenting the case to a grand jury, while rejecting claims that it failed to punish those involved. It has also agreed to have the case examined by an independent investigator.
So – what happened, and what does it say about fraternity culture in US universities?
0:27 – New York’s Governor says the woman at the centre of the Cornell University rape case was “failed” at “every turn”
2:06 – What are the allegations?
2:55 – What is a frat house?
3:36 – How has Cornell University responded?
4:30 – How have Cornell students responded?
5:55 – What has the wider reaction been?
7:50 – What happens next?
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