Exclusive text messages reveal new details in alleged gang rape at Cornell University

Updated on: September 29, 2026 / 10:26 AM EDT / CBS New York

Exclusively obtained screenshots of text messages reveal new details of the Cornell University alleged gang rape lawsuit.

A former student said she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. Prosecutors said they are reopening the investigation into the alleged incident Monday. The Tompkins County district attorney said the victim's original statement does not match the claims in a recently filed civil lawsuit.

CBS News New York Investigative Reporter Mahsa Saeidi received new screenshots from a source. The source said they show texts between the former student, identified as Jane Doe, and one of the defendants accused of rape in the lawsuit.

The messages were sent just two days after the alleged assault.

The man started by apologizing for "how things went down." He said his memory is "kinda fuzzy," and that he and another man feel bad for being too intoxicated to "shut it down and kick people out before it got way out of hand."

The woman in the text chain replied that her memory is "super clouded too," and said they had all been heavily intoxicated.

She also wrote, "non(e)…

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