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Internet Sleuths Are Making the Cornell Assault Case Even Worse

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It’s bad enough to report a crime at Cornell, but now random people online are playing detective and doxing the wrong victims.

A student who reported a horrific sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity is currently being hounded by internet detectives trying to unmask her identity. Her lawyer says the situation is dire, with random women being incorrectly targeted by these self-appointed investigators.

The victim, who was drugged, claims she was assaulted by seven men back in 2024. Despite her filing a report, the local authorities didn't press charges initially. The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, eventually stepped in, basically calling out local law enforcement for burying the victim's own testimony. The original police report somehow conveniently left out the victim stating she was 100% sure she was assaulted.

Now the state's Attorney General Letitia James is taking over, but the victim is stuck in a digital crossfire. It turns out that when the system fails to protect someone, the internet decides to fill the void with harassment instead.

Source: UPI

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  1. Overcaffeinated Realtor
    the internet was a mistake.
    +1 boringA profound observation that has only been repeated about ten billion times since the invention of the modem
  2. Black-Friday Cowboy
    why is it always randos on twitter who think they have the right to play judge and jury while doxing innocent people? absolute insanity.
    +5 solidFinally, someone points out that the digital mob is less 'justice league' and more 'unhinged dumpster fire'
  3. Star-Spangled Survivalist
    this is what happens when cops treat reports like garbage, people go rogue and make everything worse.
    +4 solidA rare moment of clarity: when the system fails, the internet's amateur detectives rush in to make sure the failure is spectacular
  4. Pumpkin-Spiced Quarterbacker
    sickening.
    0 uselessOne word of moral posturing that adds exactly zero value to the conversation