The Aporia · ‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe harassed with death threats if she doesn’t drop lawsuit: ‘Can’t guarantee you’ll be safe’

Jane Doe, one of the plaintiffs known as the "Cornell 7" who has filed sexual assault allegations against seven Cornell University Chi Phi brothers, has received multiple death threats since going public with her lawsuit. Threats include messages and voicemails from individuals claiming to be related to one of the accused fraternity members, Jonathan Newell, urging Doe to withdraw her case under threat of violence towards her family. The harassment prompted police intervention at Doe's home. Doe’s attorney, Thomas Giuffra, criticized the threatening behavior as a lack of civilized discourse and urged people to lower the temperature surrounding the controversy.

Written by AI on 2026-10-07, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A Cornell University student, identified only as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and gang-raped by seven fraternity members at the Chi Phi house on October 19, 2024. Despite initial investigations that concluded without criminal charges being brought forward, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has reopened the case and intends to present it to a grand jury with Doe's cooperation, seeking new evidence not previously available.

Doe’s lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, reported that she is in constant fear due to intense public pressure and harassment. She suffers from insomnia and relies on medication to sleep. The case, which has garnered national attention, includes allegations against Cornell University, the fraternity, and other parties involved, leading the university president to suspend all fraternity parties until the end of the academic year for a thorough review.

The reopening of the investigation follows increased scrutiny over Title IX policies at educational institutions, focusing on handling sexual misconduct cases. Despite public campaigns aimed at unmasking Doe and defending the accused men—who deny any wrongdoing—the case remains highly sensitive with significant implications for university policy and legal procedures regarding sexual assault allegations.

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The “Cornell 7” Jane Doe has been barraged with death threats since going public with her gang rape allegations — including texts and phone calls vowing to “shoot … different people in your family” if she doesn’t drop her lawsuit, The Post has learned. asserted

Post → barrage → lawsuit

“Would you like to see [redacted]’s brains infront of [redacted]?” read one message sent to Doe’s phone and containing specific names and addresses. asserted

message → like → names

“If so, don’t withdraw the case,” the message, obtained by The Post, continued. asserted

message → withdraw → Post

“If you care about your family [redacted] withdraw the case.” asserted

you → care → case

That sender claimed to be related to Jonathan Newell — one of the seven Cornell Chi Phi brothers Doe named in her September lawsuit — and accused her of spreading lies about “something he didn’t do.” There was no indication the creep is actually related to Newell — he confusingly referred to the expelled Cornell student as both his “brother” and “cousin” across various messages. The sickening threats also included a three-minute voicemail where the same person coolly named Doe, addresses and people she knew while threatening harm. “Yoooo. asserted

she → claim → harm

,” that chilling voicemail started. asserted

voicemail → start → ?

“To be honest, man, I’m probably just gonna like pull up to your house and like shoot … different people in your family. asserted

I → go → family

I don’t really care anymore. asserted

I → care → ?

Now you’re pissing me off by ignoring me.” asserted

you → piss → me

“Like, why would you lie, like, on my brother Jonathan’s name, bro?” it continued. asserted

it → lie → name

“Why would you, like, accuse my innocent brother, Jonathan. asserted

you → accuse → brother

That’s f–ked up, dude? asserted

That → ’ → ?

And you accused him of something he didn’t do. asserted

he → accuse → something

The creepiness ramped up from there. asserted

creepiness → ramp → ?

“I can hear you, I can hear your breathing,” the menace said. asserted

menace → hear → breathing

“Instead of speaking up, you’re just sitting there quiet. asserted

you → speak → ?

Why can’t you just have a normal human conversation?” asserted

you → have → conversation

“If you want to keep ignoring me bro, like, I can’t guarantee you’ll be safe, brother, seriously. asserted

you → want → me

The call finally ends with a “Hellooo?” and threat to “beat the f–k out of” and “do stuff to” someone Doe knew. asserted

Doe → end → someone

The same caller similarly menaced various other people in Doe’s orbit — and the messages were so hair-raising that she reported it to police, who were dispatched to her home to investigate. asserted

who → menace → home

Doe’s attorney, Thomas Giuffra, said those were just two of the numerous threats she’s received since her lawsuit against the Chi Phi brothers, sparking nationwide controversy about police, prosecutors and the Ivy League school’s handling of her bombshell accusations. asserted

she → say → accusations

“Do people not have common decency anymore? asserted

people → have → decency

It’s cowardly that these people cannot have civilized discourse,” Giuffra said. asserted

Giuffra → ’ → discourse

“We have courts and judges for a reason — so we can resolve disputes civilly, without threats to go to someone’s home and murder their family.” asserted

we → have → family

“It’s time to lower the temperature because people are acting dangerously,” he added. asserted

he → ’ → temperature

Doe claimed she was plied with alcohol and ketamine at the Cornell fraternity in Oct. 2024 after agreeing to a threesome with Newell and Matthew Ingalls that quickly escalated after one of them announced there was “free p–sy” to a brotherhood-wide group chat. asserted

one → claim → chat

Various brothers then allegedly came and went from the room to rape Doe and snort ketamine off her body, she claimed. uncertain

she → come → body

Doe initially called the sex consensual, but about three weeks later reported it as rape after friends said she realized she’s allegedly sexually assaulted. uncertain

she → call → rape

Local prosecutors declined to bring charges at the time — citing Doe’s statement to police that the first drugs and alcohol she had that night were taken willingly, meaning under New York law everything she then did was her own responsibility. asserted

she → decline → law

But two of the brothers she accused — including Newell — were found responsible for sexual assault by an internal Cornell investigation and expelled. She filed a lawsuit against the seven brothers and Cornell in September after obtaining the alleged “free p–sy” texts, which prompted prosecutors to re-open the case. asserted

which → accuse → case

‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe harassed with death threats if she doesn’t drop lawsuit: ‘Can’t guarantee you’ll be safe’

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