康奈尔大学校长表示,在一名女子指控称她在一所兄弟会会所内被一群男子下药强奸后,学校“必须做得更好”。
Cornell University's president says the school "must do better" after a woman alleged she was drugged and raped by a group of men at a fraternity house.
校长迈克尔·科特利科夫在周六晚间发布的一段八分钟视频声明中,将这名仅以“简·多伊”身份出现的女子提出的指控描述为“令人深感不安”。
In an eight-minute video statement released Saturday evening, Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations raised by the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, as "deeply disturbing".
科特利科夫表示,该起涉嫌事件引发了关于校园毒品和酒精文化,以及案件调查方式的质疑。
The alleged incident has raised questions around the culture on campus of drug and alcohol use, and the way investigations were conducted in the case, Kotlikoff said.
简·多伊事发时是该校一名20岁的学生,她称2024年10月19日,奇菲兄弟会的七名男子在一起涉及酒精和药物氯胺酮的事件中,对她实施了长达数小时的性侵。
Jane Doe was a 20-year-old student at the university when she says seven men from its Chi Phi fraternity assaulted her for hours in an incident involving alcohol and the drug ketamine on 19 October 2024.
她表示,事发两周后曾向康奈尔大学警方报案,警方进行了调查,但未提起指控。
She said she had reported the incident two weeks after it happened to Cornell University police, which investigated, but no charges were laid.
上个月,简·多伊对这所常春藤盟校提起民事诉讼,指控康奈尔未能保护她,也未对涉案男子进行充分惩处。
Last month, Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the Ivy League university, in which she alleged Cornell had failed to protect her or adequately punish the men involved.
科特利科夫表示,康奈尔“致力于调查”案件的处理方式,并称学校管理层和社区“必须做得更好”。
Kotlikoff said Cornell was "committed to investigating" the way the case was handled, and said the school administration and community "must do better".
他说:“我们必须培育一种性侵犯不可原谅的文化,并确保我们的社区成员获得赋权,理解知情同意的含义。”
"We must foster a culture in which sexual assault is inexcusable and ensure our community is empowered and understands informed consent," he said.
他补充道,大学领导层需要创造一个环境,让性侵受害者“敢于站出来,并得到关怀和尊严的对待”。
He added that university leaders need to create an environment where victims of sexual assault "feel safe coming forward and are treated with compassion and dignity".
作为需要开展的“更广泛工作”的一部分,科特利科夫表示,应“严肃审视兄弟会和姐妹会在校园生活中的角色”。
As part of "broader work" that needs to happen, Kotlikoff said there should be a "serious look at the role of fraternities and sororities in campus life".
他说:“身处群体永远不能减轻个人对自己行为、对他人的对待方式,或在他人可能处于危险时挺身发声的责任。”
"Being part of a group can never diminish individual responsibility for our own actions, for how we treat others, or for speaking up when someone may be at risk," he said.
纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔表示,她对调查的处理方式“深感不安”,并任命纽约州检察长莉蒂夏·詹姆斯主导对此案的复查。
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she was "deeply disturbed" by how the investigation was handled, and has appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James to lead a review of the case.
科特利科夫表示,他支持任命詹姆斯主导刑事调查的决定,并欢迎律师事务所对康奈尔大学处理此事的方式进行独立审查。
Kotlikoff said he supported the decision to appoint James to lead a criminal investigation, and welcomed an independent review by a law firm of how Cornell has handled the matter.
简·多伊在起诉书中称,她在涉嫌事件发生时处于醉酒状态,无法给予同意。
Jane Doe said in her lawsuit that she was intoxicated during the alleged incident and could not provide consent.