A three-letter text sent by “Cornell 7” accuser Jane Doe during the period when she says she was gang raped is being cited by an attorney for one of the accused fraternity members as evidence that she was alert enough to consent.
According to a screenshot obtained by TMZ, Doe’s roommate messaged her at 3:05 a.m. on Oct. 20, 2024, asking, “You coming home tn [tonight]?”
Doe replied: “idk,” an abbreviation for “I don’t know.”
The message appears to have been sent from Doe’s phone while she says she was experiencing a drunken, ketamine-fueled gang rape inside the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University’s Ithaca, New York, campus.
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The exchange occurred roughly 30 to 60 minutes after Doe alleges that several men were snorting ketamine off her body. She has said she was so intoxicated that she could not understand what was happening around her.
A lawyer representing at least one of the seven accused fraternity brothers argued that the messages, which were presented during Cornell’s internal disciplinary proceedings, indicate Doe was not incapacitated. The attorney says her ability to read, understand and answer the text suggests she was conscious enough to respond, TMZ reported.
Later that morning, at about 11:15 a.m., Doe’s roommate posted a photo of their sorority dorm room on social media with the caption: “It was a good night when only one out [of] three of us made it back.”
Doe eventually returned to the room, her roommate said, and began recovering memories of the night over the days and weeks that followed.