Students at Cornell University hold a seven-hour sit-in and other protests Wednesday in solidarity with a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by members of the Chi Phi fraternity. The protests come as public scrutiny grows over how the university handled the allegations and related reporting.

Multiple outlets report that the woman, identified in coverage as “Jane Doe,” filed a civil lawsuit naming seven former fraternity members and other entities, alleging she was drugged and assaulted while incapacitated. Cornell has said it denies wrongdoing by the university in its response, and it previously shut down the Chi Phi chapter and imposed disciplinary actions, including expulsions and other sanctions; the men deny the allegations and no criminal charges are reported in these summaries.

Additional reporting focuses on the investigations and the university process. CBS and ABC News describe claims about efforts to keep the matter quiet and say Cornell police are examining how investigators determined the alleged sex was “consensual.” The Verge reports that online vigilantes have attempted to identify “Jane Doe,” leading to harassment of other women, according to her lawyers. Separate reports also mention growing pressure on Cornell, including a possible no-confidence vote.