Woman in Cornell rape allegations case targeted with threats, her lawyer says
Attorney says people have threatened to silence or harm ‘Jane Doe’ if she does not withdraw civil lawsuit
The woman who has alleged that she was drugged and raped by Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday.
Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as “Jane Doe”, told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit alleging that several members of a Cornell fraternity drugged and raped her in 2024.
“She’s received multiple threats,” Giuffra said on CNN’s State of the Union.
Giuffra said he had also been threatened.
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apparently 35% of female students have been victims of some form of SA in the university. cornell rarely punished anyone there. Cornell like other universities will bury any form of assault to keep thier reputation.
To keep their reputation of supporting rapists? You would think they would want to have a reputation of expelling them.
Remember, these rapists will likely go on to successful careers in politics and business.
Not if we can help it.
We never have before. What do you think has changed?
This is so fucked up. How are these people so depraved?
Because they know their lives are going to get destroyed. They are desperate, which is only going to make it worse for them.
And how are death/harm threats so normalized?
It's a super effective method of making something something happen, with little to no risk, and very little effort for the person doing it. However once you realise it's basically spam most of the time it looses it's edge.
Yeah, not a fan of the new normal.
I don't think this is new. 😑
Sounds like the maga playbook alright
Just plain vile species. Uni doesn't do much to curb such behavior.
Wonder if the perps come from rich influential pariah families?
What do you think pariah means?
Would absolutely not be shocked if the affluenza defense is used here :|
O boy way to make the situation worse!
/s
No /s. The situation is getting worse for the rapists. They know this and that's why their victim is getting threatened.