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Private university in Ithaca, New York, US
Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson White in 1865. Since its founding, Cornell University has been a co-educational and nonsectarian institution. As of fall 2024, the student body included 16,128 undergraduate and 10,665 postgraduate students from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries.
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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police.
Cornell University police spoke to witnesses and received tips about an alleged gang rape at a frat house, but the district attorney did not review the information before deciding not to bring charges.
Prosecutors agreed not to pursue criminal charges based on Jane Doe’s six-page statement