Cornell Rape Accuser Said She Was '10 Shots Deep' but Bar Denies Serving Her Alcohol Before Alleged Attack

Moonies Bar and Nightclub has denied serving alcohol to the woman bringing a Cornell sexual-assault lawsuit, who later told a fraternity defendant she had been '10 shots deep' before arriving at the Chi Phi house. Jane Doe alleges that the Ithaca venue served her 'to the point of visible intoxication' despite staff marking her hand to identify her as underage.

Doe was 20 at the time of the alleged October 2024 assault, below New York's legal drinking age of 21. Her lawsuit challenges the bar's alcohol service, while a recorded conversation with defendant Matthew Ingalls contains conflicting accounts of what she told him about her condition.

Recorded Call Contains Conflicting Accounts

During the call, Doe told Ingalls he had known she was '10 shots deep' when she arrived, according to published accounts of the recording. Ingalls maintained that she had told him she was sober.

Doe disputed his account and said she had been 'out of it'. Yahoo News reported her description of having consumed 10 shots, while the 'New York Post' reported Ingalls's assertion that she had said she was sober.

The exchange records their disagreement about an earlier conversation. It does not independently establish how much Doe drank, where she consumed the alcohol or what Ingalls understood about her condition when she arrived.

Moonies Sets Out Underage Drinking Safeguards

Moonies told TMZ that it hosted a private Tri Delta event on 19 October 2024 attended by approximately 185 guests, including 35 who were under 21.

The venue said underage guests had their hands marked, while those aged 21 and over received wristbands. Bartenders were instructed to serve alcohol only to guests wearing wristbands, according to its statement.

Moonies called allegations that it served Doe alcohol 'completely inaccurate'. Doe's lawsuit alleges that she received drinks despite being marked as underage and visibly intoxicated.

The bar's statement describes the procedures it says were in place. Whether those procedures were followed in Doe's case remains disputed.

Bar Denies Serving Underage or Intoxicated Guests

In its legal response, as reported by TMZ and the 'New York Post', Moonies denied unlawfully selling, furnishing or helping procure alcohol for anyone below the legal drinking age. It also denied serving anyone who was visibly intoxicated.

Those denials address separate parts of Doe's allegation: that she was served while underage and that staff continued to serve her despite visible intoxication.

The lawsuit describes Doe drinking at her sorority house before visiting Moonies, then another bar and eventually Chi Phi. That chronology places several locations within the evening's events.

Her reference to being '10 shots deep' does not identify who supplied those drinks. It should not be read as establishing that Moonies served all 10 shots.

Doe's Lawyer Describes Bar as Failed 'Guardrail'

Doe's lawyer, Thomas P. Giuffra, told TMZ that Moonies was 'just another guardrail that failed that night', but added: 'I do not see them as a major factor.'

He maintained that she should not have been served because she was underage and intoxicated, while describing the other parties' alleged roles as greater.

His comments did not withdraw the alcohol-service allegation. Moonies continues to deny it, and the dispute remains part of the pending civil lawsuit.

All seven men accused in the lawsuit have denied wrongdoing. The underlying sexual-assault allegations have not been proven in court.