Exclusive video obtained of Cornell frat’s text chain in alleged gang rape investigation

By Mahsa Saeidi, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and licensed attorney, joined CBS News New York as an investigative reporter in March of 2024. Read Full Bio September 28, 2026 / 7:36 PM EDT / CBS New York Add CBS News on Google CBS News New York has obtained new details in the Cornell University alleged gang rape lawsuit . This comes as the Tompkins County district attorney said he’s reopening the criminal case , saying the victim’s original statement does not match the lawsuit’s allegations.  New video of frat’s group Snapchat CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity’s group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.  At 1:42 a.m. on the date of the alleged rape, a message was sent to the group chat suggesting a woman was available for sex. “Shop still open?” one fraternity brother wrote later.  The response was “Yea.”  Attorney Thomas Giuffra represents the woman, identified as Jane Doe.  “Not one of these guys was arrested. Not one. That I can tell you for a fact,” Giuffra told CBS News New York last week.  Scott Kretzschmar’s
Read More