{"id":12377,"date":"2026-10-29T19:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=12377"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:46:55","slug":"cornell-begins-no-confidence-vote-over-handling-of-alleged-gang-rape-sexual-assault-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=12377","title":{"rendered":"Cornell begins no confidence vote over handling of alleged gang rape | Sexual Assault News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Faculty vote will continue until next Friday and could send message that school\u2019s president has lost their confidence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cornell University<\/a> has begun a no-confidence vote for the school\u2019s leadership after an alleged gang rape prompted public outcry over sexual assault on college campuses and scrutiny over the university\u2019s handling of the case.<\/p>\n

Faculty members started the no-confidence vote on Thursday that is expected to continue until November 6. The initiative is non-binding, but could send a message that president<\/a> Michael Kotlikoff has lost the confidence of the school\u2019s faculty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHundreds of students, staff, faculty and alumni approached the sponsors of this resolution to emphasize to us that the Jane Doe case is but a tip of the iceberg,\u201d said Paul Ortiz, the lead faculty sponsor of the resolution.<\/p>\n

A lawsuit filed last month alleges that a female student, identified as Jane Doe, was drugged and gang raped<\/a> by seven male students at a fraternity house in 2024.<\/p>\n

The case<\/a> has raised questions about whether the university acted with sufficient urgency or downplayed the alleged abuse in order to protect its reputation. The university initially shut down the fraternity and suspended the male students, two of whom were later expelled.<\/p>\n

Faculty considered on Wednesday whether to postpone a vote of no confidence, with some urging patience and others arguing that the vote was a necessary response to institutional reluctance to take the issue seriously.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press news agency reported that the debate took place after a group of 20 female science and engineering faculty members called on Kotlikoff to resign in a letter to trustees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat our community needed was clear leadership; instead, it faced a leadership vacuum,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n

Kotlikoff sought to address the fallout in a statement earlier this month in which he listed a number of preliminary responses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply sorry for the harm Jane Doe suffered in 2024, and appalled that this act of sexual violence occurred within our Cornell community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Two of the men accused of taking part in the alleged rape of Jane Doe have asked for New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed from her role overseeing the renewed criminal probe into the case over social media posts from the attorney general expressing support for the accuser prior to her appointment.<\/p>\n

A judge on Thursday appeared sceptical of one of the challenges, which James\u2019 office has said are \u201cwithout merit\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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