The New York Times has revealed documents from Cornell’s winter 2024 investigation into the alleged Chi Phi rape case. In them, one of the accused claimed he himself was the “victim of sexual misconduct,” claiming Doe performed oral sex on him while he was “too incapacitated” to consent. While the Times did not directly identify the individual, public evidence strongly points to Matthew Ingalls. Records from both Doe’s initial account and the lawsuit identify Ingalls as the participant tied to oral sex who subsequently became severely intoxicated and passed out. The man’s account is wildly different than the woman’s. Her 2026 lawsuit alleges she was incapacitated, coerced with ketamine and alcohol, and subjected to nonconsensual sexual assault including by Ingalls. The District Attorney has since reopened the criminal probe to present evidence to a grand jury. Cornell previously issued expulsions and suspensions following an administrative panel review and permanently banned Chi Phi from campus. Many are outraged, saying those punishments weren’t nearly enough.
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