Origin: Jane Doe Files Civil Lawsuit Against Cornell and Chi Phi

A former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe filed a 101-page civil complaint in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan naming Cornell University, Chi Phi-related entities, seven fraternity members, the Delta Delta Delta sorority and Moonies Bar & Nightclub. She alleges that at age 20 she went to the Chi Phi house at 107 Edgemoor Lane late on Oct. 19, 2024, was pressured to snort ketamine and given more substances, and was sexually assaulted for hours until she lost consciousness around 5:45 a.m. The filing seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

The complaint says that at about 1:42 a.m. a message to the fraternity’s Snapchat group advertised that sex was available “upstairs,” after which additional men entered; the filing includes a screenshot of the chat. Seven men are named as individual defendants: Matthew Ingalls, Johnathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar. The complaint dates the incident to Oct. 19–20; a separate account placed it on Oct. 25.

Doe reported the incident to Cornell University Police on Nov. 8, 2024. Cornell temporarily suspended the Xi chapter and the seven students, and the chapter remains barred from campus. The lawsuit says only two of the seven were expelled and others received lesser sanctions, including being allowed to submit essays, after at least 12 hearings; no criminal charges were filed after prosecutors said evidence was insufficient.

Cornell said its civil rights and student conduct offices investigated and adjudicated the case under university policy. Chi Phi’s national office called the allegations deeply concerning and said it condemns sexual violence. One defendant, Kretzschmar, denies the claims and says his defense has documents and scientific evidence that contradict them.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources