Jane Doe, in Cornell University case, told campus police, ‘I can say with 100 percent certainty that I was raped,’ according to transcript

We get new insight into how Cornell University police handled the case of an alleged gang rape within a fraternity back in 2024.

Crow conducted an internal investigation this led to expulsions, suspensions and other sanctions. The law enforcement response has come under renewed scrutiny, and prosecutors have now reopened its criminal investigation.

CBS News New York investigative reporter Mahsa Saeidi exclusively obtained a transcript of the alleged victim’s interview with campus police from a source.

The interview began on November 14 – more than three weeks after the alleged gang rape – and continued the next day.

A campus police investigator conducted the interrogation. A Title IX investigator, a victim advocate and Jane Doe’s counselor were also in the room on the first day of the interview.

According to the transcript, Jane Doe described drinking and using drugs the night of the alleged rape and said she had gaps in her memory.

The transcript shows that she distinguished between the initial sexual activity and what happened later, and when asked if she was OK with the first encounter, she responded, “Yeah, as much as I can be because, again, I was super drunk when I got there… But I was pretty OK with the whole thing.”

Jane Doe added, according to the transcript: “And then, of course, I was hit at the same time. Physically, I was hit very, very hard.”

In describing what happened later that night, the transcript says Jane Doe said, “I can say with 100 percent certainty that I was raped.”

The transcript shows that throughout the interview, the interviewer asks questions while preparing his written statement.

He typed up her story, read it over word by word, and gave her an opportunity to clarify or correct the record.

On the second day of the interview, Jane Doe reviewed the revised six-page statement. The transcript shows her advisor asked if she wanted her and another advisor to review the statement.

Before signing, the transcript shows Jane Doe said, “I feel very confident about this.”

The Tompkins County Prosecutor said the statement Jane Doe signed in 2024 was central to his decision not to file charges.

CBS News New York has not seen Jane Doe’s six-page final statement. CBS News New York has reached out to his attorney and Cornell and has not yet received a response.

Previously, Jane Doe’s lawyer said his client denied it after the alleged attack.

CBS News New York is in contact with attorneys for the two defendants named in the lawsuit, and they say their clients deny the accusations.

CBS News New York will have more on this developing story later this evening.