Only two Cornell University students found responsible for sexual assaults on campus between mid-2020 and mid-2024 were expelled—despite the cases occurring before seven fraternity members were accused of gang-raping a woman.

Cornell reviewed 51 formal sexual-assault complaints during that period. Title IX investigations determined that students were responsible in 16 cases, CNN reports.

Alongside the two expulsions, six students were reprimanded and seven received other sanctions, including written reprimands, disciplinary probation, directed study and no-contact orders.

Under Cornell’s guidelines, directed study requires students to read or watch “relevant materials,” then discuss what they learned and how it relates to their case, according to a guide from the university’s Office of Civil Rights.

The materials can include “an impact letter written by the complainant,” the guide states.

In some cases where sexual-assault complaints were withdrawn before a Title IX hearing, the accused students were still given sanctions such as writing an “Accountability Reflection Paper” or an “Apology Letter.”

Cornell has not released figures for the academic year that began in fall 2024, when a woman identified only as Jane Doe says she was raped by seven students at the Chi Phi fraternity, or for subsequent years.

It is also unknown how many of the reported assaults led to criminal investigations, which could have proceeded alongside the university’s internal reviews.

The university’s relatively lenient penalties have drawn criticism from members of the Cornell community over the years.

Jennifer Brownell, executive director of the Advocacy Center of Tompkins County—a nonprofit that Cornell refers students to for sexual-violence counseling—described the punishments as “infuriating.”

“Should they be expelled? I don’t know. But should there be harsher punishments? Yes,” she said.

Former student Kacey Lee told CNN that she felt “betrayed” after Cornell found a student responsible for assaulting her but punished him in 2023 with disciplinary probation, a no-contact order and directed study that included a “reflection paper.” He was not expelled.

The university’s Title IX panel, made up of faculty and staff, concluded that the student’s actions “caused significant harm but were not taken with malicious intent.” It also found that education on affirmative consent and related topics would likely prevent him from committing similar misconduct in the future.

After reading the decision, Lee said the punishment felt as though her alleged assailant had “just got an extra homework assignment.”

“In a way, they were telling me it just wasn’t bad enough,” she said. “Why is my pain worth an essay?”

Lee now says she regrets reporting the incident to Cornell’s Title IX Office.

“To know that I went through it all for this illusion of accountability felt even worse,” she said.

Others claimed the university’s Title IX Office ignored significant evidence that allowed attackers to evade responsibility – and sometimes attack again, with one former student saying a colleague assaulted her multiple times and once made her bleed before he allegedly struck again a year later.

Jane Doe, meanwhile, has claimed she was coerced into taking drugs and sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at an off-campus house on October 19, 2024.

The three-member disciplinary panel ultimately concluded that Jane Doe was not sexually assaulted by all of the men she had accused, according to records obtained by The New York Times. 

Instead, the panel found that only Matthew Ingalls, who had invited Jane Doe to the fraternity house, and Jonathan Newell, who engaged in a threesome with Jane Doe and Ingalls, were responsible for sexual assault.

The two men were then expelled from the school. 

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But five other men named in Doe’s civil lawsuit received lighter punishments, with Winston Lee and Gillio Lopes receiving suspension and disciplinary probation orders and a third former fraternity member, Diego Sarabia, barred from campus for three years. He had already graduated from the school by the time the disciplinary measures were handed down.

The other two men, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar, were ordered not to contact Jane Doe, to study sexual harassment, social media use and bystander intervention and to write ‘reflection papers.’

They were not part of the alleged attack but were accused of entering the room after Newell allegedly posted in a fraternity Snapchat group that there was ‘free p***y’ upstairs.

The Chi Phi fraternity was also shut down in the aftermath. 

All of the accused men have denied any wrongdoing, and were never charged with any crimes after prosecutors ruled there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges.

But the Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office has since reopened the case, and the school officials have hired Sally Yates, a former Obama-appointed justice official who was infamously fired by President Donald Trump, to investigate its response to gang rape allegations.

In a statement to CNN, a spokesperson for the school said the university takes sexual misconduct allegations ‘extremely seriously.’

He said the university ‘investigates reports through established processes, providing support and resources to those who come forward.’

The statement also noted that the university expanded in-person sexual violence prevention education this year to all first-year students, and in a separate interview with The New York Times, University President Michael Kotlikoff claimed his creation of a presidential task force in February 2025 to address sexual assault on campus was a sign his administration took the issue seriously. 

‘We don’t set up a presidential task force for minor issues,’ he said, adding that the school’s steps were meant to reassure parents worried about their children on campus.

‘I’ve had a number of conversations with parents. I think this is a difficult conversation, particularly with the public that’s gotten so much different information about what actually went on and aren’t aware of these processes, and the complexity of a Title IX process,’ Kotlikoff said. 

‘We take the issue seriously, that we respond, that we heard the concerns, and we’re responding in specific ways that address those concerns.’

Kotlikoff also told The New York Times that the heavy use of ketamine and alcohol by students discovered during the Title IX investigation is not unique to Cornell.

‘I think that this is a problem that relates to 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds leaving home for the first time, coming into an environment where there’s access to alcohol, where there is, unfortunately, in some cases, access to drugs,’ he said.  

Cornell has since banned all fraternity parties for the rest of the year.

Meanwhile, the Cornell faculty senate has said it plans to vote on a no-confidence resolution against the school’s administrators, including Kotlikoff, later this month.

But in his interview with the Times, Kotlikoff said: ‘The fact that Jane Doe experienced what she experienced at Cornell is something that I am personally sorry for. And I think this entire campus is sorry that occurred.’

‘I’ve heard enough from the community that there is a loss of trust. People are angry. I understand that anger.’

He also announced on Tuesday a suspension of all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year, along with a new ‘zero tolerance’ policy that would immediately suspend chapters for violations.

‘These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue,’ Kotlikoff wrote in a letter to the campus community.

Additionally, Cornell administrators announced that the school will be adding experienced sexual assault investigators to its police force. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Cornell University for comment. 

A 21-year-old woman reported being raped in a bathroom at a University of Chicago fraternity house while men outside allegedly shouted, “When’s my turn?” and “Let me in.”

The disturbing report is the latest allegation involving an elite university fraternity house, coming weeks after claims surrounding the so-called “Cornell 7” gang rape.

The alleged sexual assault occurred in the early hours of Sunday during a crowded party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi house in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, The New York Times reported.

The woman was not a University of Chicago student. She had attended the party with her friend Mia Lara, also 21, and another acquaintance after seeing the event promoted on the fraternity’s Instagram account.

Lara told the Times that the group had been dancing in the basement when her friend began kissing a man and then disappeared.

After looking through the house, Lara said she found several men gathered outside a locked basement bathroom. They were allegedly cheering and making comments such as, “When’s it my turn?” and “I want to go in there.”

Lara said she forced her way into the bathroom and found her friend sitting on the floor, slumped against the wall. The woman was undressed, with her underwear pulled down, according to the outlet.

The man, who also was not a University of Chicago student, allegedly had his hands on the woman’s wrists while she cried out, “Make it stop” and “Get me out of here,” Lara told the publication.

Lara said she followed the man outside the fraternity house and accused him of assaulting her friend. He allegedly replied, “She wanted to.”

The university said Tuesday that it had identified a “person of interest” in the reported assault. He has since been barred from campus.

Chicago police are investigating the sexual assault allegations and confirmed that the woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. No arrests had been reported as of Wednesday evening.

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A representative of Alpha Epsilon Pi’s national organization said the suspect was not a member of the fraternity’s University of Chicago chapter.

“We do not believe that any AEPi members were involved in this horrible act, nor were they complicit with it,” Jonathan Pierce said in an email to the Times.

Although University of Chicago fraternities are not formally affiliated with the school, the university says they remain “subject to university policies and disciplinary procedures.”

In a statement posted to Instagram, the fraternity said it was “deeply disturbed by the sexual assault that occurred on the night of Saturday, October 10th” and “condemn[ed] this violence unequivocally.”

“We became aware of the situation through one of our sober monitors being called over by the victim’s friend,” the Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter at the University of Chicago said.

“We immediately responded and multiple members of the fraternity, including our risk manager, arrived at the scene, providing assistance to the victim.

“A member stayed with the victim until the necessary authorities arrived, only leaving after the police had asked him to do so. The party was shut down immediately following our notice of the events.”

The chapter said it would “continue to support the investigation to the fullest extent and offer our support in any way possible.” It added that its “concern is first and foremost for the person harmed,” urging the public to respect her privacy and dignity.

The fraternity’s national headquarters said it was cooperating with university administrators and local law enforcement. It also directed the University of Chicago chapter to suspend all events while the investigation continues.

“Most importantly, all of AEPi hurts for the person who was the victim in this incident,” the national headquarters said in a statement. “No one should attend an event on any campus – fraternity-based or otherwise – and have to fear for their safety and wellbeing.”

The University of Chicago didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican cartels are reportedly deploying commercial and modified drones to monitor U.S. security personnel, chart patrol patterns and assist smuggling routes along the southern border as authorities step up efforts to detect and disable the aircraft.

The U.S. military recorded 378 drone incursions along the border over the previous 30 days, Brig. Gen. Brian Filler of Joint Task Force-Southern Border recently told reporters. He said the number was rising and that the aircraft were generally commercially available drones equipped with cameras for surveillance connected to smuggling and human trafficking.

“On the border, the most common application is surveillance and reconnaissance as cartels look to establish a pattern of life for U.S. security personnel and support smuggling outcomes across the border,” Austin Doctor told News Media.

Doctor leads strategic initiatives at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center and is a criminology and criminal justice instructor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the threat is growing. Rapid advances in unmanned aircraft system technology, the spokesperson told News Media, create persistent risks, including counter-surveillance, illicit cargo transport and possible kinetic attacks.

“Cartels increasingly exploit UAS for surveillance, illicit activities, monitoring law enforcement, scouting crossing points and coordinating smuggling operations. CBP detected over 42,000 near-border UAS flights in (fiscal 2025) and over 37,000 in (fiscal 2026), underscoring the scale of this challenge.”

“Under congressional authority (6 USC 124n), the Department of Homeland Security has approved Counter-UAS authorities for CBP. U.S. Border Patrol C-UAS operations, with DHS Secretary approval, cover the entire Southwest border and areas extending 100 miles inland for detection, identification, monitoring, and tracking of UASs. USBP C-UAS operates in all Southwest border sectors to detect, track, and mitigate these threats.”

Doctor outlined how Mexican cartels are using drones in their operations.

“Most cartels and cartel associates still rely on commercial-off-the-shelf drones,” he said. More advanced aircraft are also appearing, including “larger agricultural drone devices.”

He added that cartels “continue to innovate their drone designs, often focused on increasing payload sizes, improving resistance to countermeasures and boosting operational capabilities.”

Doctor said surveillance and logistics are the primary uses of drones along the border, while weaponized deployments have been documented more often inside Mexico.

“Cartels and cartel affiliates use drones for a wide range of tactics and operations. … That includes kinetic attacks on rival factions, civilians in Mexico and local security forces.”

Research by NCITE identified the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, as “a key driver of drone innovation and adoption within the Mexico cartel ecosystem,” Doctor said. He noted, however, that drone use has expanded among other cartels and across multiple Mexican states.

A 2025 seizure in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, illustrates how border areas can help support cartel drone programs. Mexico’s security cabinet said soldiers and state police detained a man and recovered 18 drones, 151 explosive objects, two improvised explosive devices, a drone detector and three counter-drone devices. The official announcement did not name a cartel. Doctor said the safehouse “was reported as linked to the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.”

Weaponized drones have also been used in a Mexican border city. In October 2025, Baja California’s prosecutor said a drone dropped homemade explosive devices at an anti-kidnapping prosecutor’s office in Tijuana. The attack damaged four vehicles but caused no injuries. Authorities called it an act of criminal retaliation but did not publicly identify a cartel.

Doctor said Tijuana was one of the exceptions to the broader pattern, with most attacks occurring farther inside Mexico. Border areas remain “critical facilitation hubs,” he said, adding that the possibility of more kinetic attacks there “remains credible.”

Mexico says it is responding with interdictions, counter-drone equipment, military operations and new criminal penalties. During last month’s Águila Alta operation in the Tijuana-San Diego area, the defense ministry said Mexican forces neutralized five drones, detained one person and seized a gun, magazines and ammunition.

One aircraft was initially detected in the U.S. and later neutralized in Mexico following information-sharing with Customs and Border Protection. Officials said the operation deterred criminal activity and strengthened coordination but released no before-and-after data showing whether drone traffic subsequently declined.

Mexico made certain drone-related conduct a federal crime in 2024, including dropping explosives, adapting aircraft to carry weapons or drugs and surveilling public officials.

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Earlier this month, Mexico deployed 500 soldiers and National Guard members, two helicopters, drones and mobile and fixed counter-drone systems in five Tamaulipas municipalities. The Navy separately reported 159 personnel, 11 vehicles and two drones under Operation Sable.

In response to News Media’s questions, a Department of War spokesperson said Joint Task Force-Southern Border, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security use layered monitoring and detection systems to “observe, evaluate and, if needed, engage threats.” 

What remains unknown is the number of cartel-operated drones, which groups control individual flights and whether Mexico’s countermeasures are producing results.

Doctor said increased counter-drone resources are important but cautioned that “it is almost certain that cartels will continue to innovate and adapt.”

A Los Angeles father has condemned what he believes was the failure to protect his 17-year-old son, who died after falling from the fourth floor of his high school following an alleged bullying incident.

William Amaya, 40, said he was devastated after his son, Xavier Nungaray-Martinez, died shortly after allegedly being attacked by another student.

Despite video appearing to show the assault in the moments before Xavier’s death, no charges have been filed against the student accused of bullying him.

“He should be held accountable for what he did,” Amaya told the California Post.

The grieving father protested outside Benjamin Franklin High School on Tuesday, calling for stronger security and a greater law enforcement presence on campus.

“Bullying was a factor. I don’t think no one in their right mind would jump off the fourth floor,” Amaya told the outlet. “This would have been prevented if enforcement was on campus.”

Amaya told the Post that neither the school nor the Los Angeles Police Department contacted him or his family.

Video reportedly shows Xavier being punched repeatedly and taunted inside a classroom as a teacher tried to separate the students. Xavier then ran from the room.

Moments later, on September 30, Xavier went over the railing from the school’s fourth floor.

“Xavier was brutally assaulted during class time by another student, and was denied the timely support of security intervention,” a petition seeking stronger school security said.

“What’s even more heart-wrenching is that instead of receiving help, the assault was recorded by students present at the location. This tragic sequence of events further spiraled as he fell from the fourth floor of his high school, and yet again, instead of aid, there was documentation of his fall.

“This speaks volumes about the lack of security, supervision, and immediate response strategies in our schools – gaps that must be addressed to prevent further tragedies.”

Xavier suffered multiple fatal blunt traumatic injuries to his head and torso, the Post reported.

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A Los Angeles Unified School District spokesperson told the outlet: “Our hearts are with family, friends, and the Franklin High School community as they grieve this loss.”

“However, we are unable to comment about individual circumstances due to confidentiality and privacy laws.”

The LAPD said that, during its investigation, detectives believed bullying may not have been a factor in the teenager’s death.

‘At this preliminary stage of the investigation, detectives have not identified evidence establishing a connection between allegations of bullying and the student’s death,’ the department said.

But Amaya was certain that his son was ‘not suicidal’ and was excited for his future.  

‘He was looking forward to start working, he had plans,’ the grieving father told the outlet. 

The petition further accused the schools, ‘where students like Xavier go for safety, education, and growth,’ have transformed into places of suffering, ‘both physically and emotionally.’

‘It is evident that schools in LAUSD are not equipped with the necessary resources and systems to ensure the safety of all students under their care,’ the petition, which has garnered over 740 signatures as of Wednesday evening, continued. 

The call for increased security and law enforcement presence comes after the LAUSD school board voted to remove police officers from school campuses, instead hiring ‘school climate coaches,’ in February 2021. 

‘Right now it’s not just bring back the police, it’s bring back the police and have them be on campus every time our kids are on campus right now,’ Stephanie Amaya, 37, Xavier’s aunt, told The Post.

‘We need every single school and every single kid to have a chance and feel protected. We need accountability, we need extra police, we need protection for our kids in school.’

Xavier’s mother, Lilia Nungaray, said her son ‘was a beautiful, caring, and loving boy who meant so much to the people around him.’

‘His passing has left a deep void in the hearts of those who knew and loved him,’ she said on a GoFundMe to help lay her son to rest. 

The Daily Mail reached out to LAUSD and the LAPD for comment. 

A Philadelphia man accused of entering a Midtown synagogue while shouting “Allahu Akbar” last year was arrested Wednesday after police allegedly caught him attempting to evade a subway fare, according to law enforcement sources.

Shear Nobles, 48, allegedly walked into Shuva Israel on East 58th Street during an evening service on July 21, 2025. Police said he began recording without permission and made the disturbing declaration.

Authorities said Nobles had no connection to the synagogue and remained in the main prayer area during what they described as an anti-Semitic incident.

He reportedly fled on foot and remained at large for more than a year. His case resurfaced when officers with a sharp eye allegedly spotted him trying to enter the subway without paying at Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, sources said.

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Police stopped Nobles as he was allegedly ducking beneath a turnstile, according to the sources.

He was charged with aggravated harassment and disrupting a religious service, police said.

Nobles had no prior arrests in New York City, but sources said his record in Philadelphia includes arrests for robbery, burglary and retail-related offenses dating back roughly two decades.

A 44-year-old woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued after surviving roughly 20 hours in the water while holding onto a lifebuoy, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.

The Salvadoran national was aboard the Odyssey of the Seas on Saturday as the ship traveled through the Ionian Sea near Greece’s Zakynthos island, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs told USA Today.

The search took a fortunate turn when the cargo vessel MSC Rossella III spotted the woman inside a bright orange lifebuoy in the dark sea. After notifying authorities, the ship stood by until a Greek Coast Guard crew arrived, lowered ropes and pulled her from the water.

The woman reportedly told officials that she jumped from the ship because she “wanted to disembark,” a Coast Guard spokesperson told Agence France-Presse. The spokesperson added that she had spent “20 hours at sea.”

After the rescue, authorities took her to the port of Katakolo before transporting her to a nearby hospital. The Hellenic Coast Guard said a prosecutor subsequently ordered a psychiatric evaluation.

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News Media contacted Royal Caribbean for comment.

The rescue comes after a similar incident last year involving a man who jumped from Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He reportedly made the leap in an effort to avoid nearly $17,000 in gambling debt.

The passenger, identified as Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, survived the jump and was later detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.