"Other Women Also Threatened"... Suspicions of "Group Sexual Assault" Spread [World Report]

Citizens gathered in downtown Ithaca, New York, home to the Ivy League prestigious Cornell University.

They gathered to support a victim who filed a lawsuit claiming she was gang-raped by seven male students while under the influence of drugs at Cornell University two years ago.

[Rally Participant: Looking at the things pouring out on social media, I could imagine what she was feeling. I wanted to show her that a community supporting her exists here.]

[Rally Participant: We gathered to support her. I can feel that what she experienced and endured is not over yet, and it is still weighing heavily on her.]

The victim reported the incident to the campus police at the time, but prosecutors declined to indict, stating that it was difficult to prove the charges with the initial statement alone.

An internal university investigation also resulted in only some of the students identified as perpetrators being expelled.

Two years later, as the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the university and the students, public criticism grew over the initial botched investigation, leading the New York governor to appoint the state attorney general as a special prosecutor to reinvestigate the case.

The victim's attorney stated in a media interview that they are receiving threats to drop the lawsuit.

He said that attempts to dig up the victim's personal information online are continuing, and even women mistakenly identified are suffering damages.

[Thomas Zupra / Victim's Attorney: The victim has received multiple threats, and there have even been threats to harm other women. This morning, I was threatened as well.]

The special counsel will re-examine the case starting from the investigation process of two years ago, and if it determines there are charges, the case will be handed over to a grand jury, which will decide whether to indict.

(Video Reported by: Lee Hee-hoon, Video Edited by: )
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