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A Cornell student who gave campus police leads in the alleged rape of Jane Doe about 24 to 48 hours after the incident in 2024 said she feels “betrayed” over how authorities handled the case.

The student, who spoke to NBC News yesterday on condition of anonymity, said she first heard about allegations that Doe was raped as a rumor on campus.

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The student said she decided to go to police after she saw screenshots of a Chi Phi group message on Snapchat and because “it felt like the right thing to do if we could help this girl.” She said she walked them through everything she knew, including that fraternity members were messaging about the events of the evening with Doe and about potential witnesses.

She also gave police secondhand information about drug use at Chi Phi and said she…

Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health