‘She’s under siege on social media’: Cornell sexual assault victim's identity under threat

The woman has been called "Jane Doe" in court documents The complainant in the alleged sexual assault case at Cornell University is “under siege” on social media, where people are attempting to identify her, according to her lawyer.“She’s under siege on social media, where people are trying to identify her,” her lawyer, Thomas Giuffra, told CNN.In a separate interview with CBS, Giuffra said the woman, called “Jane Doe” in court documents, was “incapable of consent” because she was “completely, grossly intoxicated” when she arrived at a Cornell University fraternity house in Ithaca, New York, on October 19, 2024, when she was allegedly sexually assaulted there by seven men."Jane Doe had been pressured into taking the drug ketamine before she was raped. She was 20 at the time... she was unable to provide consent because she was intoxicated when she arrived at the fraternity house," he added.Giuffra’s comments come as social media feeds have filled with women seeking to protect the Cornell accuser’s identity by posting videos of themselves under the title “I am Jane Doe.”The posts are intended not only to make it more difficult to identify her through online searches, but also to show...