The interview happened over two days, starting November 14, 2024, more than three weeks after the alleged gang rape. A campus police investigator led the questioning, with a Title IX investigator, a victim advocate, and Jane Doe's adviser present for the first day.
Cornell's response to the case led to expulsions, suspensions, and other sanctions against those involved. Now prosecutors have gotten involved, and law enforcement's handling of the case has come under new scrutiny.
The transcript gives the public its first real look at how the alleged victim described the assault directly to campus police, in her own words, in the weeks right after it happened. For anyone watching how universities handle sexual assault reports, the timeline matters just as much as the content. That gap could shape how prosecutors and the public judge the university's response.
Whether the case produces criminal charges is now in the hands of prosecutors reviewing the same transcript reporters just got their hands on.