Cornell University has expelled two students and imposed suspensions, a campus ban and educational penalties on five others accused of gang rape involving a woman identified as Jane Doe.
The sanctions followed nearly two weeks of closed Title IX proceedings conducted over Zoom by a three-member panel.
Cornell University punishments
Matthew Ingalls and Jonathan Newell received the most severe penalties and were expelled from the university. The panel found that Ingalls had manipulated Jane Doe for the entertainment of others.
Diego Sarabia, who had already graduated, was barred from Cornell’s campus.
Winston Lee was suspended for two years, while Gillio Lopes was suspended for three semesters. Both were placed under no-contact orders with Jane Doe and told to complete a sexual harassment education course and write reflection papers.
Lee will also serve several semesters of disciplinary probation after his suspension ends. Lopes was given two years of probation.
Scott Kretzschmar and Scott Norris received the least severe sanctions. Alongside no-contact orders, they were ordered to complete courses covering sexual harassment, social media use and bystander intervention, and to write reflection essays.
Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff praised the university’s sexual assault task force for bringing about “substantial changes in education, prevention, and support.”
