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Cornell frat member "didn't do anything ... to be remorseful about," attorney says

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A lawyer for Gillio Lopes, one of seven Cornell University fraternity members involved in an October 2024 incident, stated that his client has no reason to feel remorseful about his actions during a sexual encounter at Chi Phi house. Lopes was suspended by the university after being found responsible for sexual assault following a Title IX investigation, despite maintaining that the interaction with Jane Doe was consensual while she was intoxicated. His attorney claims the findings were unfair and criticizes the ongoing media portrayal of the incident as prejudiced without concrete evidence.

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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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Subjects

Lopes PERSON · 12× Miltenberg PERSON · 8× Jane Doe PERSON · 7× Cornell ORG · 6× CBS News ORG · 3× Chi Phi ORG · 3× Andrew Miltenberg PERSON · 1× Gillio Lopes PERSON · 1× Jane Doe's PERSON · 1×

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In Jane Doe's sworn police statement, she said at least six fraternity brothers were in Lopes' room when he returned with another Chi Phi member and said they were "shutting down" whatever was going on.

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Cornell frat member "didn't do anything ... to be remorseful about," attorney says · assertive framing

Claims (26 extracted, 2 hedged)

A lawyer for one of the seven men at a Cornell frat house in October 2024 says his client "didn't do anything in his view to be remorseful about. asserted

client → say → view

"Gillio Lopes, who served a school-sanctioned suspension over his alleged misconduct, has maintained his interaction with Jane Doe was consensual, including when they had sex that night. asserted

they → serve → sex

Lopes' attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, says his client was with Jane Doe, then left the room before one of his advertising "free" sex to a group message with dozens of Chi Phi members. asserted

client → say → members

He also claims Lopes didn't even see the vulgar texts until they were presented during .When uncertain

they → claim → texts

asked if Lopes felt remorseful about the incident, Miltenberg told "CBS Mornings," "He didn't do anything in his view to be remorseful about. asserted

He → ask → view

That doesn't stop him from treating the situation with dignity and empathy and respect." asserted

That → stop → dignity

In a sworn statement to Cornell police at the time, Jane Doe described being intoxicated when she had a threesome with Lopes and another Chi Phi member in Lopes' room at the fraternity house. asserted

she → swear → house

But she said she didn't remember much of it because she was "pretty intoxicated." asserted

she → say → it

Eventually, she said, Lopes left the room. asserted

Lopes → say → room

"I do believe my client, and he maintains that he did not know she was impaired," Miltenberg told CBS News. asserted

Miltenberg → believe → News

However, Miltenberg told CBS News Cornell's Title IX investigation found Lopes should have known that Jane Doe was incapacitated and concluded he was responsible for sexual assault. asserted

he → tell → assault

Lopes' punishment from Cornell included a three-semester suspension, and required him to write a reflection essay. asserted

punishment → include → essay

Miltenberg called the result "unfair." asserted

Miltenberg → call → result

Lopes has since returned to Cornell, where last week he was confronted by a fellow student who asked if he was "ashamed" that he was still allowed to be a student at the university while Jane Doe had to leave, according to a social media video authenticated by CBS News. uncertain

Doe → return → News

whatever → swear → member

"He remembers saying something, so I'm not sure it was those exact words," Miltenberg said. asserted

Miltenberg → remember → something

I'm sure he wanted to go to bed." asserted

he → want → bed

Miltenberg to the allegations in a statement days after Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against Lopes and six other fraternity members. asserted

Doe → to → Lopes

"Cornell previously investigated these allegations. asserted

"Cornell → investigate → allegations

The allegations now being made publicly differ from what was reported and investigated during that process," Miltenberg said in a statement. asserted

Miltenberg → make → statement

Mr. Lopes should be judged on the evidence, not prejudged based on allegations made in a lawsuit or repeated in the media. asserted

Lopes → judge → media

We will address these issues through the appropriate legal process." asserted

We → address → process

Miltenberg also filed a formal petition Wednesday calling for New York Attorney General Letitia James to from the state's criminal investigation. asserted

James → file → investigation

His firm argues James showed bias in public comments before she took on the case when she said on social media, in part, that what Jane Doe "has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable. asserted

forced → argue → what

"The attorney general's office declined to comment, but Gov. Kathy Hochul, asserted

Hochul → decline → ?

as a special prosecutor in the case, said she has "every confidence" in her. asserted

she → say → her