Two of the ‘Cornell 7’ still on campus — and teachers don’t know how to handle it: report

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-07 18:07:02 | Updated at 2026-10-07 21:58:19 4 hours ago

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Two of the “Cornell 7” frat bros accused of gang raping a classmate are still on campus — and professors at the prestigious university admitted they’re struggling to do their jobs with the explosive case in the spotlight.

Both students have been attending classes since being identified in an explosive September lawsuit from Jane Doe, who claimed they were among seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers who drugged and took turns raping her during an hours-long assault at their house in 2024.

Cornell confirmed the two brothers were still on campus during a recent faculty webinar in which they expressed concerns about teaching during such a fraught time on campus, according to CNN.

An attendee holds a sign in support of Jane Doe during a protest at Cornell University, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. AP Photo/Adrian Kraus

Two of the Chi Phi bros named in Doe’s lawsuit, Matthew Ingalls and Jonathan Newell, were expelled from the Ivy League school. Two others, Winston Lee and Gillio Lopes, were suspended for two years and three semesters. Scott Kretzschmar and Scott Norris were required to study sexual harassment and write “reflection papers.”

A seventh student, Diego Sarabi, had already graduated by the time Cornell’s disciplinary panel met but he was barred from returning to campus for three years.

Ingall and Newell were the only brothers Cornell found responsible for sexual assault over Doe’s 2024 allegations.

Lopes and Lee were both accused of sexually assaulting Doe, while Kretzschmar and Norris were accused of going to the bedroom where the alleged assault was happening after their brothers declared in a frat group chat there was “free p–sy” upstairs.

Sarabi was accused of forcibly kissing the accuser.

All seven brothers have denied the claims against them.

Given the high-profile case that has exploded into the national spotlight, faculty teaching two of the accused admitted during the recent webinar that they’re at a loss about how to approach the delicate situation, CNN reported.

The Chi Phi group chat with the “free p–sy” message. Obtained by NY Post

Faculty voiced concern about how to simultaneously accommodate both the accused and their classmates.

They also complained that Cornell administration has offered them little guidance on how to address the situation or transparency about the ongoing investigation.

None of the men named in Doe’s lawsuit has been criminally charged — and Cornell’s internal investigation bears no legal weight.

Tompkins County District Attorney declined to prosecute in 2024, citing a statement Doe gave police where she described drinking alcohol and taking ketamine from two Chi Phi brothers willingly before agreeing to a threesome with them.

Cornell professors confessed they don’t know how to handle classes with the accused Chi Phis still on campus. Lone Pine Press for NY Post

Doe also initially told people the sex was consensual, before reporting it as a gang rape about three weeks later.

But her lawsuit alleged the drugs and alcohol she took from the brothers soon left her deliriously incapacitated and eliminated her ability to consent — especially when a series of fraternity brothers began to arrive in the bedroom where they were having sex and joined in.

New York investigators have reopened the case in light of the “free p–sy” texts included in Doe’s lawsuit.

Cornell, meanwhile, has found itself at the center of nationwide controversy over its 2024 handling of the incident — with students marching on campus and demanding an overhaul of the school’s judicial system and campus Greek life.

The school declined to comment on whether any of the accused were still on campus, but insisted in a statement to The Post it was supporting its faculty.

“We recognize that this case has affected members of our community in different ways, and we are committed to supporting students, faculty and staff,” a Cornell spokesperson said. “Our goal is to ensure that members of our community know they are not navigating these challenges alone and have access to the resources and support they need.”

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