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Ex-South Park writer launches ‘Cornell 7’ website against accused rapists: ‘Nobody to tell me I’ve gone too far’

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Keane, I. (2026, September 28). Ex-South Park writer launches ‘Cornell 7’ website against accused rapists: ‘Nobody to tell me I’ve gone too far’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/cornell-assault-allegations-toby-morton-south-park-b3057859.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-28 · by Isabel Keane

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Toby Morton, a former South Park writer, launched TheCornell7.org to expose seven Cornell University students accused in a lawsuit of gang rape. Morton purchased domains related to the accused and Cornell administrators, threatening legal consequences and public shaming through ads and billboards. Prosecutors are reviewing the case for possible criminal charges, while the university faces criticism over its handling of the incident.
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Toby Morton, a former writer for South Park, launched TheCornell7.org to expose seven Cornell University students accused in a lawsuit of gang-raping a 20-year-old female student in October 2024. The website aims to hold the Chi Phi fraternity members accountable and includes domains associated with the accused and Cornell administrators, including its president. Prosecutors are reviewing the case for potential criminal charges but noted that the allegations differ significantly from the woman's original statement to police. Morton warned on Instagram that “accountability is coming” and hinted at future advertising campaigns around the website.

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Isabel Keane
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Topics

Chi Phi Cornell Independent South Park TheCornell7.org

Subjects

Cornell ORG · 7× Doe PERSON · 3× Morton PERSON · 3× TheCornell7.org ORG · 3× Chi Phi ORG · 2× Cornell University ORG · 1× Independent NORP · 1× Ithaca GPE · 1× South Park GPE · 1× Toby Morton PERSON · 1×

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Prosecutors have said they are reopening the case to see if there are grounds for criminal charges, but said the allegations in the civil complaint the woman has brought are “dramatically different” from her statement to police at the time “I successfully acquired TheCornell7.org, along with domains associated with the 7 r*pists at the center of this story and Cornell administrators, including Cornell’s President,” Morton wrote on Instagram Friday.
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🔮 Morton warned in the post that “there will be ads, there will be billboards.

Claims (48 extracted, 3 hedged)

A former writer for South Park has unveiled a website intended to expose the seven Cornell University students accused in a lawsuit of taking part in a gang rape — warning the former fraternity members that “accountability is coming.” asserted
accountability → unveil → members
Satirist Toby Morton launched TheCornell7.org over the weekend to address the seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers accused in a lawsuit brought by a 20-year-old female former student of drugging and raping her at their house in Ithaca, New York, in October 2024. asserted
Morton → launch → October
Prosecutors have said they are reopening the case to see if there are grounds for criminal charges, but said the allegations in the civil complaint the woman has brought are “dramatically different” from her statement to police at the time “I successfully acquired TheCornell7.org, along with domains associated with the 7 r*pists at the center of this story and Cornell administrators, including Cornell’s President,” Morton wrote on Instagram Friday. asserted
Morton → say → Instagram
“TheCornell7.org is live…don’t f*** with me.” asserted
TheCornell7.org → don’t → me
In a follow-up post on Saturday, he noted, “I not only own variations of your domain names, but I now have photos. asserted
I → note → photos
I’m now slowly finding out where you work.” asserted
you → find → ?
He warned the accused that he had also bought the domains related to “those employed at Cornell who gave you a break, and I’m coming for them too.” asserted
I → warn → them
The university has been accused by the woman’s legal team of failing to adequately punish the students over the alleged incident, a characterization Cornell disputes. asserted
Cornell → accuse → characterization
Morton wrote that he’d received messages “reminding me I’m not a journalist, I’m ‘just a satirist.” asserted
I → write → me
“This is true,” he noted. asserted
he → note → ?
“But this makes me far more dangerous. asserted
me → make → ?
I have no limits. asserted
I → have → limits
Nobody to tell me I’ve gone too far.” asserted
I → tell → me
Morton warned in the post that “there will be ads, there will be billboards. asserted
Morton → warn → post
This isn’t going away.” asserted
This → go → ?
It’s not the first time the comedian has bought domain names and created websites as a form of activism. asserted
comedian → ’ → activism
He purchased TrumpKennedyCenter.org last year, and owns several other websites mocking President Donald Trump and other politicians. asserted
He → purchase → Trump
Tomkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his office will present evidence to a grand jury. asserted
office → say → jury
The lawsuit, reopening of the investigation and Cornell’s response have sparked widespread reaction across social media. asserted
lawsuit → spark → media
The reopening of the case comes weeks after the accuser, identified as Jane Doe to protect her anonymity, alleged in a lawsuit that she was drugged and sexually assaulted in a brutal, hours-long attack by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell in October 2024. asserted
she → come → October
At the time of the alleged assault, Doe was 20 years old and a member of a sorority on campus. asserted
Doe → allege → campus
She became completely incapacitated while frat members were sexually assaulting her, the graphic 101-page complaint alleges. asserted
complaint → become → her
In the lawsuit, Doe alleges that fraternity members urged her to take a substance they claimed was ketamine before the assault. asserted
they → allege → assault
After the initial assault, one of the men sent a message in the fraternity’s Snapchat group stating there was “free p***y” and inviting others to join. asserted
one → send → others
The filing details disturbing abuse including men snorting lines of ketamine off her body, moving her between rooms and continuing to rape and sexually assault her while she was incapacitated. asserted
she → detail → her
None of the seven fraternity members have been criminally charged. asserted
None → charge → members
Out of the seven male students named in the civil filing, two were expelled from the university, according to Doe’s legal team. uncertain
two → name → team
The other students allegedly involved were said to have received lesser punishments, which reportedly included temporary suspensions, required workshops or essay-writing assignments, according to the complaint. “Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,” Cornell said in a statement. uncertain
Cornell → involve → statement
“A continuation of the false narrative that there were minimal consequences in this case is irresponsible, will make survivors feel less safe and supported, and will perpetuate the underreporting of sexual assault.” asserted
survivors → be → assault
An attorney for Scott Kretzschmar, one of the men named in the lawsuit, told ABC News the incident did not happen. Jeremy Saland said: "At bottom, Scott never sexually assaulted or even touched the plaintiff in any way. Period. asserted
Scott → name → way
We look forward to confronting the plaintiff in a court of law for her selfishly false claims with both the evidence and her own words.” uncertain
We → look → evidence
The Independent has contacted Saland Law for comment. asserted
Independent → contact → comment
Scott Norris, another of the men named in the lawsuit, told ABC News through an attorney: "I did not participate in any sexual activity or drug use. asserted
I → name → activity
I was not found responsible by Cornell for any of the accusations involving sexual activity and drug use for which others received serious consequences. asserted
others → find → consequences
I thoughtlessly engaged in Snapchat and briefly stopped in the room where misconduct happened but not when it happened." asserted
it → engage → room
In a statement Monday, Cornell’s Vice President for University Relations, Kyle Kimball, said the school supports the district attorney’s decision to reopen the investigation. asserted
school → say → investigation
“Cornell also conducted a thorough Title IX investigation, which is separate from a criminal proceeding, over the course of several months. asserted
which → conduct → months
During that investigation, temporary suspensions and other restrictive measures were used. asserted
suspensions → use → investigation
After investigation, and pursuant to federal law, the matter was sent to a hearing where a panel of trained faculty and staff heard evidence over multiple days,” the statement read. asserted
statement → send → days
“The complainant and respondents had the opportunity to testify and present evidence. asserted
complainant → have → evidence
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