The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.”Here are the revelations so far.

When a woman sued Cornell University last month over an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity, the case reverberated across the nation, igniting shock and anger about the persistent phenomenon of sexual misconduct on campuses.

Those involved have fought for control of the narrative, with the woman’s lawyer, lawyers for the accused men and a district attorney making assertions that often appeared at odds.

Now, The New York Times has obtained more than 1,000 pages of material from Cornell’s internal investigation into the 2024 rape allegations that are at the center of the bombshell lawsuit against the university.

The files, compiled for Cornell’s Title IX administrative hearing process and distributed in early 2025, include an extensive transcript of the original police interviews with the 20-year-old undergraduate, who accused the men of sexually assaulting her at the Chi Phi fraternity on Oct. 19, 2024.

They also include the original six-page statement that the Cornell Police Department submitted to the Tompkins County, N.Y., district attorney; investigatory interviews with six of the seven men whom the woman accused of being involved in the sexual assault; and interviews with 20 additional witnesses. A trove of emails, text messages and screenshots of message boards are included, some showing how rumors about what had happened that night raced around campus. Here are some of the main early takeaways.