Cornell University faces independent probe over handling of student rape case

Cornell University has agreed to an independent investigation into its handling of an alleged gang rape involving seven men and a student who was 20 years old at the time. The woman reported the 2024 incident to police, but prosecutors ultimately decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges. Now, US media say a transcript of her interview with investigators shows she told them she was “100 per cent confident” she had been raped. The case is being reopened after the former student filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell and the men she accuses. Mitch McCann has more for CNA from New York.