Cornell University has come under fire over explicit sexual education materials promoting discussions of group sex, BDSM and drug-fueled encounters.
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The Ivy League institution is continuing to reel from explosive gang-rape allegations involving seven fraternity members.
The prestigious New York university circulated a provocative sexual checklist that invited students to consider everything from having multiple sexual partners at once to engaging in intimate encounters after consuming alcohol or recreational drugs.
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that → continue → alcohol
The controversial materials, produced by Cornell Health, have resurfaced amid growing outrage over an alleged ketamine-fueled sexual assault at the university's Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.
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materials → produce → October
The documents were intended to encourage conversations about sexual preferences and boundaries, according to Cornell, but critics argue their explicit content sends a troubling message to impressionable students.
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Those critics are now questioning whether the university's approach to sexual education has blurred boundaries surrounding consent, although there is no evidence the materials played any role in the alleged assault.
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Among the documents attracting scrutiny is a 2019 worksheet titled 'Yes, No, Maybe So: A Sexual Inventory Stocklist,' which asks participants to indicate their interest in a wide range of sexual activities.
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which → attract → activities
Its explicit suggestions include 'Sex of some kind(s) with three partners at a time' and 'Sex of some kind(s) with more than three partners at a time.
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suggestions → include → time
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Another entry invites consideration of 'Some kind of casual or occasional open/non-exclusive sexual relationship.'
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entry → invite → relationship
Cornell distributed factsheets that discussed fetish gear and mutual touching
Cornell's Chi Phi chapter was shut down in 2024 following the allegations and remains barred from campus
The incident allegedly took place in 2024, but the Tompkins County district attorney declined to prosecute.
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The checklist also includes 'Initiating or having sex while or after I have been drinking alcohol or other recreational drugs.'
That particular entry has attracted attention because of allegations that a Cornell student was sexually assaulted after consuming alcohol and ketamine at a fraternity party.
Other Cornell Health materials include a worksheet titled 'Sexual Pleasure: Finding the Sweet Spot,' which addresses BDSM, fetish equipment and sex toys.
A separate guide, 'Sensate Focus,' discusses physical intimacy and mutual touching.
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guide → include → intimacy
According to an archived Cornell sexual health campaign website obtained by the New York Post, resident advisers were encouraged to display the educational materials on bulletin boards in student dormitories until April.
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Cornell senior Jared Lederman, 19, who first highlighted the checklist on his Substack, accused the university of creating a 'permission structure' that could contribute to situations involving disputed consent.
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'Cornell isn’t directly responsible for the alleged gang rape, but the group sex act they are endorsing could very well lead to non-consensual activity, they inherently lead to a gray area,' Lederman told the Post.
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Cornell's controversial sex education fact sheets encouraged students to explore their sexual preferences through checklists covering group sex, BDSM, open relationships and intimate encounters involving alcohol or recreational drugs
Cornell's explicit sexual checklist asked students to indicate whether they were interested in dozens of activities, including orgies, BDSM and sex involving alcohol or drugs
People shout during a protest against Cornell University's handling of an alleged sexual assault on campus, in Ithaca, New York earlier this week
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Footage obtained by ABC News allegedly shows the frat-house bedroom where Jane Doe claims she was assaulted by seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers
The footage shows trash littered around the room where Doe alleges she was assaulted.
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The clip also shows a metal bedframe without a mattress and a platform bed inside the bedroom
Bethany Mandel, co-host of The Mom Wars podcast, was equally scathing.
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Progressives have insisted on blurring the boundaries on safe and healthy sexual relationships for a long time.
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On campus at Cornell, we’re seeing the end result of that decision,' she said.
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she → see → decision
The Daily Mail has contacted Cornell for further comment.
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The controversy comes as Cornell faces intense scrutiny over allegations made by a former student identified in court documents as Jane Doe.
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The woman claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple members of Chi Phi during a fraternity gathering in October 2024.
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Her civil lawsuit alleges that she was given ketamine, marijuana and alcohol before being subjected to sexual acts without her consent.
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According to the complaint, fraternity members exchanged disturbing Snapchat messages during the alleged incident, including one advertising 'free p***y.'
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Another message allegedly declared: 'you can walk in and whip it out.'
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The allegations have triggered widespread anger on campus, protests by students and renewed questions about how Cornell investigates sexual misconduct.
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Cornell → trigger → misconduct
Among the seven men named in the lawsuit is Matthew Ingalls, who was expelled following an internal Title IX investigation.
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who → name → investigation
Matthew Ingalls, one of the Cornell frat brothers expelled from the Ivy League school over explosive sexual assault allegations, was on the rugby team and joined Chi Phi, one of America's oldest fraternities, after enrolling at the school
A now-deleted LinkedIn profile bearing Ingalls' name and photograph previously listed him as working for Data Annotation, an AI firm.
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The firm previously told TMZ it blocked Ingalls from its platform in May 2024
One of the men allegedly posted to the fraternity's active-members Snapchat group saying that there was 'free p***y' upstairs, referring to Doe, according to the filing
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Ingalls told friends in Dubai he planned to spend a gap year in Thailand to 'find himself' after leaving Cornell.
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Ingalls, whose family has connections to the affluent Jumeirah district of Dubai, has denied the allegations against him.
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His father, Matthew B Ingalls, is a Yale-educated academic who has taught courses covering Islamic law and Middle Eastern studies at several universities.
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who → educate → universities
Another defendant, Jonathan Newell, 21, was also expelled following Cornell's disciplinary proceedings, which involved more than 50 interviews.
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which → expel → interviews
Cornell shut down the Chi Phi chapter in 2024 and says other students were suspended following its investigation.
But the handling of the criminal allegations has proved equally controversial.
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handling → shut → allegations
Jane Doe's attorney, Thomas Giuffra, accused authorities of misleading his client about whether police were continuing to investigate her complaint.
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police → accuse → complaint
Although the woman reported the alleged assault to Cornell police in November 2024, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten decided within days of receiving her initial substantial police interviews that criminal charges were not warranted.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, right, is now overseeing the criminal investigation after being appointed special prosecutor by New York Governor Kathy Hochul
The disturbing new details have emerged from Cornell University's months-long Title IX investigation into the alleged October 2024 attack at the Chi Phi fraternity house, pictured
Cornell fraternity brothers allegedly shared a Snapchat photo of a student on the night she claims she was sexually assaulted
Van Houten has maintained that the evidence indicated the sexual activity was 'voluntary, conscious and consensual.
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Giuffra strongly disputes that assessment.
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'I think she was misled.
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She was told it was still - they weren’t going to prosecute, but they were still investigating,' he said.
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I was involved with this case early on.
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I thought they were still investigating.
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