Cornell Police Ban Fraternity Brother Amid Gang Rape Allegations
Bodycam footage shows the moment a Cornell University student accused in a gang rape case was barred from campus, as released audio reveals conflicting accounts of the night.
Newly released bodycam footage captures the moment a Cornell University student, identified as one of the accused in an alleged gang rape, was banned from the Ivy League campus. The footage from Cornell Police shows an officer informing the student that he is prohibited from entering any grounds owned or operated by the university.
The release of the video coincides with the publication of audio recordings obtained by ABC News, featuring conversations between the alleged victim, referred to as Jane Doe, and Chi Phi fraternity brother Matthew Ingalls. In one recorded call, Ingalls is heard telling Jane Doe, "You did tell me you were sober, by the way." Jane Doe, however, countered that Ingalls and six others allegedly assaulted her when she was "10 shots deep."
Jane Doe has alleged that the incident, which occurred in the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024, involved multiple fraternity members. She claims that in addition to Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris, and Scott Kretzschmar participated. According to a civil lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, an alleged Snapchat message in the fraternity's active-members group chat advertised "free p***y" upstairs, referring to her.
In the released audio, Jane Doe recounted to Ingalls that she did not recall all the men present during the encounter, stating she remembered seeing four men in a bed with others standing nearby. Ingalls, in response, suggested that both their memories of the event might be inaccurate. Jane Doe disputed this, recalling a moment when she realized "That is too many people."
Jane Doe also shared in the audio that she experienced significant physical and psychological distress following the alleged assault, requiring hospitalization and therapy due to "so much damage on my body and my brain."
Ingalls, in his conversation with Jane Doe, maintained his innocence, stating that she had convinced him she was not intoxicated and had not been anywhere that night, a claim Jane Doe refuted. He described the beginning of the encounter as dancing for a few minutes before he invited her to a threesome, stating they "didn't know who else to bring" and found another man to join them before going upstairs.
None of the other Chi Phi fraternity brothers named in Jane Doe's civil lawsuit have been arrested or charged with a crime in connection with the allegations.