Text messages connected to an alleged gang-rape involving a Cornell University student have been released, The Guardian reports, after the local district attorney reopened the investigation into the case. The messages were published as scrutiny of how the university handled the allegations intensified.
New York's attorney general will review Cornell's response to the rape allegations, according to CNN, which reported the review alongside the district attorney's decision to reopen the case. NPR reported mounting anger over how the school responded to the student's account.
The case has also drawn in local government. The mayor of Ithaca has called for a moratorium on all student event permits, including those for Greek life organizations, The Cornell Daily Sun reported. That move came amid a lawsuit involving the Chi Phi fraternity.
The New York Times has published an explainer summarizing what is known about the Cornell rape investigation, reflecting the broad attention the case has attracted.
The details released so far remain limited, and no new findings from the reopened investigation have been reported. The attorney general's review and the district attorney's inquiry are both ongoing.
What to watch next: whether the attorney general's review produces findings on Cornell's handling of the allegations, and whether the reopened investigation leads to charges.
