Cornell 7 Alleged Group Chats Emerge With Nude Images as One Man Appears to Say a Woman 'Had Fallen Asleep'

A post on X purports to show additional group-chat exchanges linked to the civil case over allegations concerning Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity, including a message in which one participant appears to say that a woman 'had fallen asleep'. The post also purports to include explicit imagery, which has not been reproduced here.

The screenshots have not been independently authenticated. Their circulation on X does not establish who created them, when they were made, whether they were altered or whether they relate to the lawsuit or the reopened criminal investigation. There is no public confirmation that they have been submitted in court or reviewed by investigators.

They differ from other material reported in the case, although not all of that material has been authenticated either. A Snapchat screenshot is cited in the civil complaint, while local media obtained other messages from a source, and Doe's lawyer said he could not confirm the specific texts.

Cornell 7 Group Chats Posted on X

The purported reference to a woman having 'fallen asleep' does not establish the woman's identity, whether she was unconscious, whether sexual activity took place or whether any activity was consensual. It also does not establish whether the content is tied to the alleged October 2024 incident.

The screenshots do not show who wrote the messages, whether the accounts belonged to the seven civil defendants, or whether the material is connected to Jane Doe. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men named in the lawsuit.

Cornell Rape Investigation Reopened

The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office reopened its criminal investigation on 28 September. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he hopes to put the case before a grand jury within 45 days.

Jane Doe, a former Cornell student, alleges that she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. She has sued Cornell University and seven members of the fraternity.

The civil lawsuit alleges that Doe, who was 20 at the time, arrived at the Chi Phi house intoxicated and was pressured to take what men present described as ketamine. She alleges that several men sexually assaulted her during the early hours of the morning.

The legal filings refer to Snapchat communications sent during the period of the alleged assault. Cornell says its police department supplied a Snapchat screenshot to the district attorney in 2024, but Van Houten told ABC News that his office never received it.

Jane Doe's Reported Texts

Screenshots from a source presented as showing messages between Doe and one defendant, exchanged two days after the alleged assault. Her lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, confirmed that an exchange happened but said he could not verify whether the published images captured the precise texts.

In the reported exchange, the man apologised for 'how things went down', said his memory was 'kinda fuzzy' and referred to events becoming 'way out of hand'. Doe reportedly replied that her memory was 'super clouded too' and that everyone involved had been heavily intoxicated.

Doe is quoted in the reported messages as saying that 'none of the sexual stuff was illegal' and later suggesting another meeting without 'the extra 5 billion men and ketamine'. Giuffra said she was traumatised and in denial after the alleged assault and was trying to understand what had happened.

According to a transcript obtained by a New York-based broadcaster that has not been publicly released, Doe told a campus investigator: 'I can say with 100% confidence I was raped.' The transcript records her describing memory gaps, severe intoxication and multiple men entering the room while she was naked, and Van Houten said he never saw it.

Cornell and Defendants Respond

Cornell said it conducted a Title IX investigation after Doe reported the allegations to campus police. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said two students were expelled, two were suspended for at least two semesters, one had graduated before any punishment could be imposed and two were found not responsible for sexual misconduct.

The university closed the Chi Phi chapter in 2024, and it remains barred from campus. Cornell also agreed to retain outside counsel for an independent investigation following calls for a review of its response.

Lawyers for at least three defendants deny wrongdoing. Scott Kretzschmar's lawyer, Jeremy Saland, described the reported Snapchat messages as 'ugly' but said they did not establish sexual assault, while Gillio Lopes's lawyer, Andrew Miltenberg, said his client 'unequivocally denies the allegations'.