康奈尔大学警方在两年前调查的最初几周里，曾与目击者交谈并收到关于一起发生在兄弟会会所内涉嫌轮奸案的匿名举报，但当地检察官在决定不起诉前，并未审查这些补充信息。汤普金斯县地方检察官马修·范豪滕表示，他不予起诉的决定是基于受害人最初向警方提供的那份长达六页的陈述。根据NBC新闻获得的警方记录，校园警方的调查人员记录了这些证人访谈及其他为确定简·多伊（化名）是否为性侵受害者而采取的步骤。
Cornell University police spoke to witnesses and received anonymous tips about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house in the first weeks of its investigation two years ago, but the local prosecutor did not review the additional information before deciding not to bring charges. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police. Investigators from the campus police department documented those witness interviews and other steps taken to determine whether Jane Doe, a 20-year-old woman who reported the incident, was the victim of sexual assault during a party at the Chi Phi house from Oct. 19 to 20, 2024, according police records obtained by NBC News.
这名20岁的女子报称，事件发生在2024年10月19日至20日Chi Phi兄弟会会所举办的一场派对上。NBC新闻审阅的文件迄今为止最详细地披露了警方如何处理简·多伊的指控。上个月，简·多伊向康奈尔大学及七名Chi Phi兄弟会成员提起诉讼，指控他们在数小时内趁她处于氯胺酮、酒精和大麻影响下对她实施性侵。范豪滕连同警方和大学官员，因对该案的处理而遭到猛烈抨击。
Documents reviewed by NBC News offer the most thorough look to date at how police handled the allegations from Jane Doe, who last month filed a lawsuit against Cornell University and seven Chi Phi brothers who she alleges sexually assaulted her over the course of hours while she was under the influence of ketamine, alcohol and marijuana. Van Houten, along with police and university officials, has come under intense fire for their handling of the matter.
简·多伊的律师辩称，当局未进行彻底调查，且因她早先陈述中称同意了当晚部分行为而预设立场，从而辜负了她。霍楚尔州长周四宣布任命詹姆斯州检察长为特别检察官，以考虑是否提起指控。霍楚尔周五在宣布詹姆斯任命的新闻发布会上质问道：“在什么样的世界里，地方检察官甚至不面谈她或任何涉案人员，甚至不要求提供受害人访谈的完整记录？”2024年11月25日，一名警方调查人员曾前往范豪滕办公室，告知他们已进行的访谈情况。
Jane Doe’s attorney has argued that she was failed by authorities who did not conduct a thorough investigation and who prejudged the events based on her earlier statement that she consented to parts of the night. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the appointment of Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to consider whether charges are appropriate. “In what world does the district attorney not even interview her or anyone else involved, or even request the full transcript” of the victim’s interview, Hochul asked Friday at a news conference announcing James’s appointment. On Nov. 25, 2024, a police investigator approached Van Houten’s office to tell them about interviews they’d done.
根据文件显示，Van Houten办公室的一名调查员回复称：“他和地区检察官办公室的几名[律师]已阅读了[Jane Doe]的陈述……[并]表示他们一致同意，基于[Jane Doe]的陈述，本案不会追究刑事指控。” Van Houten在周一为其决定进行了辩护，并表示Jane Doe的陈述并未指控犯罪行为。他还同意重启调查，但这项工作随后被移交给了州检察长。
An investigator in Van Houten’s office, according to the documents, replied that “he and several [attorneys] at the District Attorney’s Office had read [Jane Doe’s] statement … [and] stated that they all agreed that, based on [Jane Doe’s] statement, criminal charges would not be pursued in this case.”Van Houten defended his decision Monday and said that Jane Doe’s statement did not allege criminality. He also agreed to reopen his inquiry before that role was assigned to the attorney general.
周五通过电子邮件接受采访时，Van Houten辩称，在与警方的那次讨论中“没有什么可审查的”，因为被标记的访谈“都是兄弟会成员在律师建议下拒绝发言。” Van Houten未回应后续询问，即他是否被告知除来电举报外，还对其他兄弟会成员进行了访谈。
When reached for comment by email Friday, Van Houten argued “there was nothing to review” in that discussion with police because the interviews flagged “were each of the frat members declining to speak on the advice of their attorney.”Van Houten did not respond to a follow-up request asking whether he was told about interviews with other fraternity members in addition to tips from callers.
记录还显示，警方收到了一段更大Snapchat聊天记录的片段，其中一名群组成员宣称校友室里有“免费的p----”，Jane Doe称她最初在那里参与了一次自愿的三人性行为。“同样，CUPD并未从Snapchat获取任何材料（提供的材料来自一名证人），” Van Houten补充道。“所以再次强调，没有什么可审查的。”
The records also show that police were receiving fragments of a larger Snapchat thread where one member of the group announced there was “free p----” in the alumni room of the house, where Jane Doe engaged in what she said was initially a consensual threesome. “Similarly there was no material obtained by CUPD from Snapchat (what was provided came from a witness),” Van Houten added. “So again nothing to review.”
目前不清楚Van Houten是否知情，第二天即2024年11月26日，警方曾向Snapchat请求更完整的数据记录。该请求于12月23日得到回复，警方称从五个Snapchat账户获取了1,665条数据。“在审查所有从Snapchat返回的数据后，似乎只有3条Snapchat包含[Jane Doe]或提及此事件，”一名CUPD调查员写道。“这3条Snapchat均未显示任何可被解释为犯罪性质的内容。不再采取进一步行动。”
It was unclear whether Van Houten was aware that the following day, on Nov. 26, 2024, police made a request to Snapchat for a more complete data history. That request was answered on Dec. 23, when police said they obtained 1,665 pieces of data from five Snapchat accounts. “After reviewing all of the data returned from Snapchat, there appeared to be only 3 snapchats that included [Jane Doe] or mentioned this incident,” a CUPD investigator wrote. “None of these 3 snapchats show anything that can be construed as being criminal in nature. No further action taken.”
Jane Doe仅被康奈尔警方告知了地区检察官11月大约两个月后，即2025年1月21日，警方最终决定不再对涉案人员提起诉讼。范·豪滕（Van Houten）表示，他的办公室“并未参与”决定向受害者（Jane Doe）传达这一决定的过程；事实上，他的办公室从未与受害者进行过任何形式的谈话或调查。代表受害者的律师托马斯·朱弗拉（Thomas Giuffra）是在NBC新闻周五的采访请求中才得知这一延迟情况的。
Jane Doe was only notified by Cornell police about the district attorney’s Nov. 25 determination not to pursue charges nearly two months later on, Jan. 21, 2025. Van Houten added that his office had “no part in the timing” of conveying his decision to Jane Doe, who was never interviewed by his office. Thomas Giuffra, the attorney representing Jane Doe, learned about that delay from NBC News’ request for comment Friday.
朱弗拉表示，在这两个月的时间里，他的当事人一直以为“警方仍在继续调查”。他说：“我之前并不知道警方早在11月就已经做出了不起诉的决定；如果真是这样，那情况比我想象的要糟糕得多。”
He said that his client — during that two-month window — believed “they were still investigating.”“I was unaware that they had made the decision to not prosecute in November,” Giuffra said. “If so, that is worse than I thought.”
如果您或您认识的人遭受了性侵犯，请立即拨打全国性侵犯热线：1-800-656-4673。该热线由“强奸、虐待与乱伦全国网络”（Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network，简称RAINN）运营，可以帮您联系当地的性侵犯危机援助机构。您也可以通过RAINN的在线聊天服务获取更多帮助。
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. The hotline, run by the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), can put you in contact with your local rape crisis center. You can also access RAINN’s online chat service at