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‘Cornell 7’ fraternity brother apologizes to Jane Doe about ‘backlash’ in newly obtained phone call

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Blair, A. (2026, October 6). ‘Cornell 7’ fraternity brother apologizes to Jane Doe about ‘backlash’ in newly obtained phone call. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/us-news/cornell-7-fraternity-brother-apologizes-to-jane-doe-about-backlash-in-newly-obtained-phone-call/

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Winston Lee, a member of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University involved in a lawsuit alleging gang rape, apologized to Jane Doe over backlash she received but became defensive during their phone call on November 7, 2024. In the conversation, Jane Doe described being heavily intoxicated and drugged before allegedly being assaulted by eight to ten men. Lee claimed he was unaware of what was happening when he entered the room where the incident occurred and had not intended any harm. Cornell suspended Lee for two years but did not press criminal charges against him or his co-defendants.

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Winston Lee, a member of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University, apologized to an alleged victim referred to as "Jane Doe" in a phone call obtained by ABC News. The call, dated November 7, 2024, came roughly three weeks after Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against seven fraternity members, including Lee, for gang rape. In the call, Jane Doe told Lee she was completely intoxicated and given multiple sedatives before an alleged incident where "upwards of eight to 10 men" entered her room at the frat house. Lee initially expressed regret about the backlash Jane Doe faced but later became defensive when she described the incident as a gang rape. The lawsuit stems from an October 2024 event where Lee and other fraternity members reportedly posted messages on Snapchat suggesting there was "free p—y," referring to Jane Doe.

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A Cornell University fraternity brother accused of gang-raping a student apologized to the alleged victim over the “backlash” she was receiving, according to a newly obtained phone call. uncertain

she → accuse → call

Winston Lee, one of the seven members of Chi Phi named in last month’s lawsuit, allegedly snorted ketamine off the body of the Jane Doe who filed the suit. uncertain

who → name → suit

When Jane Doe called him, roughly three weeks after the reported incident in October 2024, Lee seemed apologetic at first. asserted

Lee → call → October

“I’m so sorry about all like the backlash you’re getting from this,” Lee says in the call dated Nov. 7, 2024, audio of which was obtained by ABC News. asserted

audio → ’m → News

Jane Doe tells him she “was completely and totally intoxicated and then given multiple sedatives,” before “upwards of eight to 10 men” came into the room at the frat house. asserted

men → tell → house

“This is classified as a gang rape,” Doe tells Lee, at which point his tone becomes defensive. asserted

tone → classify → Lee

“What’s the purpose for why you decided to call me?” Lee asks Doe. asserted

Lee → ’ → Doe

Lee was one of the brothers who posted a message in a fraternity Snapchat group chat on the night of the alleged incident, after another student, Jonathan Newell, reportedly wrote that there was “free p—y” in one of the rooms. uncertain

student → post → rooms

But Lee told Doe that he was unaware of what was happening when he entered the room. asserted

he → tell → room

“There was nothing to say that … anything was happening in that room or anything,” he says in the call. asserted

he → be → call

On the same day she called Lee, Doe also phoned Matthew Ingalls, another of the seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers she names in her lawsuit. asserted

she → call → lawsuit

The following day, Nov. 8, she went to the Cornell campus police and reported that she had been raped. asserted

she → go → police

Lee was suspended from Cornell for two years following the incident, but, along with the other six frat brothers, faced no criminal charges. asserted

Lee → suspend → charges

Two students, Ingalls and Newell, were expelled. asserted

students → expel → ?

‘Cornell 7’ fraternity brother apologizes to Jane Doe about ‘backlash’ in newly obtained phone call

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