Attorney disputes prosecutor’s account of Cornell sexual-assault statement

An attorney representing an alleged victim in a 2024 gang-rape case at Cornell University has disputed a prosecutor’s account of the woman’s police statement. The attorney told NPR that the alleged victim clearly said in her statement that she had been sexually assaulted. That account conflicts with what the prosecutor has reportedly claimed about the statement.

The supplied material does not identify the prosecutor, describe the prosecutor’s version in detail or explain the legal status of the case. It also does not provide information about suspects, charges, the alleged circumstances of the assault or any response from Cornell University. The disagreement concerns the contents and interpretation of the alleged victim’s statement to police.

Such statements can be significant in determining how investigators and prosecutors assess an allegation, but the material does not say what action authorities have taken. NPR reported the attorney’s account. No direct quotation from the prosecutor is included in the supplied information, and no independent finding about the statement is provided.

The available material therefore establishes only that the alleged victim’s attorney says the police statement explicitly reported sexual assault, while a prosecutor has made a contrary claim. Further details about the case and any court proceedings were not supplied.