{"id":2170449,"date":"2026-09-29T20:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170449"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:42:20","slug":"cornell-alleged-gang-rape-district-attorney-meeting-with-accuser-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170449","title":{"rendered":"Cornell Alleged Gang Rape: District Attorney Meeting With Accuser This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/8423c1d2edd84eb7860b6ce8befb88f6_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Cornell Alleged Gang Rape: District Attorney Meeting With Accuser This Week<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Cornell Alleged Gang Rape<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">D.A. Meeting Accuser This Week<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; After Her Lawyer Slams Law Enforcement<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Breaking News<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T13:42:20-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:42 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-f845c75ff05cdf4d17d58f90503913a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_8423c1d2edd84eb7860b6ce8befb88f6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3492dac7-f693-4935-91fe-6b12cd8211e8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/8423c1d2edd84eb7860b6ce8befb88f6_md.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Van Houten cornell getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8dc5e08f2663a9e225534a894137564f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The alleged rape victim in the Cornell University scandal is set to meet with the District Attorney this week, TMZ has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bd8f702d9244b61e453054bdef2af498\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Tompkins County D.A., <strong>Matthew Van Houten<\/strong>, revealed he is in communication with Jane Doe&#8217;s lawyer about an interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ad6eeadc5064c6e247868874b2feba6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260928_a729201939b44b07a42ab86dc7ce9759\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3492dac7-f693-4935-91fe-6b12cd8211e8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/28\/a729201939b44b07a42ab86dc7ce9759_md.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Van Houten tompkinscountyny.gov\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">tompkinscountyny.gov<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d2f64fb647e7a8ff7fb9a5aee6b50e6e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Van Houten said he spoke to Doe&#8217;s team about cooperating with the &#8220;grand jury process and what that looks like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-48c44a573dfe65f15a4cf968f81f6204\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/da-plans-to-speak-to-cornell-gang-rape-accuser-as-early-as-tomorrow-exclusive-12147431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/a> on Tuesday, &#8220;My hope is that we will connect with him and Jane Doe as early as tomorrow and start that process.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ce3aefeb5c4d33a97b6faacdfbd8c9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260928_4f011d2f6c934453b8d56d10eb8759ed\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3492dac7-f693-4935-91fe-6b12cd8211e8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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incident. Law enforcement said they investigated the matter but did not believe a crime had occurred.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1f71b17195af0a9cac592f8756379723\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The criminal case was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/27\/district-attorney-reopens-alleged-cornell-gang-rape-case\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reopened<\/strong><\/a> after Doe filed a bombshell civil lawsuit this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/18\/cornell-fraternity-brothers-accused-of-raping-student\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>claiming<\/strong><\/a> she was gang raped by 7 fraternity brothers from Chi Phi. 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