On Cornell student's 2024 rape claim, DA says, "I never saw that statement"

Tompkins County District Attorney stated he never saw a 2024 rape claim made by a Cornell student, despite the statement appearing in a Cornell police transcript. According to the transcript, the student, identified as Jane Doe, asserted three weeks after the alleged incident that she could say with 100 percent confidence that she was raped.

The discrepancy centers on whether the official statement regarding the alleged assault was transmitted to prosecuting authorities. The revelation brings scrutiny to the communication between campus law enforcement and the district attorney's office regarding the handling of sexual assault allegations at Cornell University.