Full texts between ‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe, frat brother she later accused of rape revealed: ‘Our body our choice’

Newly surfaced text messages from October 2024 between the 'Cornell 7' accuser (Jane Doe) and Jonathan Newell, one of the accused, reveal an exchange in which Doe initially stated the sexual encounter was 'not illegal' and that participants should feel 'no shame.' The texts, occurring a day after the incident at the Chi Phi fraternity house, show both parties expressing 'fuzzy' or 'clouded' memories due to intoxication. While Doe initially reassured Newell and expressed affection for him and Matthew Ingalls, her account changed approximately three weeks later, when she messaged Newell claiming 90% of the encounter was non-consensual and that she had been incapacitated by ketamine. The case, which resulted in university-level expulsions but no criminal charges by the local DA, is now the subject of a civil lawsuit and a new prosecutorial investigation.

Newly surfaced text messages from October 2024 between the 'Cornell 7' accuser (Jane Doe) and Jonathan Newell, one of the accused, reveal an exchange in which Doe initially stated the sexual encounter was 'not illegal' and that participants should feel 'no shame.' The texts, occurring a day after the incident at the Chi Phi fraternity house, show both parties expressing 'fuzzy' or 'clouded' memories due to intoxication. While Doe initially reassured Newell and expressed affection for him and Matthew Ingalls, her account changed approximately three weeks later, when she messaged Newell claiming 90% of the encounter was non-consensual and that she had been incapacitated by ketamine. The case, which resulted in university-level expulsions but no criminal charges by the local DA, is now the subject of a civil lawsuit and a new prosecutorial investigation.