Cornell University suspends fraternity as police look into alleged sexual assault

Officials at Cornell University have suspended one of the Ivy League institution's Greek fraternities while police investigate an incident in which a victim was allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulted by "several males" and forced into taking drugs. The New York university's police department said it received a report about an assault said to have taken place at an off-campus event in the city of Ithaca on the night of 25 October, the Times Union reported. "The victim reported being sexually assaulted by several males and coerced into consuming ketamine and other drugs.

The fraternity where this incident occurred has been temporarily suspended, effective immediately. The investigation is ongoing," the department said in a statement. According to the Times Union, Edgemoor Lane, where the assault allegedly took place, is home to local chapters of two of Cornell's fraternities, Chi Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha.



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