Newly surfaced video footage reveals the interior of the "Cornell 7" frat-house bedroom, known as "the Alumni Room," where a female student alleges she was gang-raped. The footage, obtained by ABC News, shows a cluttered room with a metal bed frame and a platform bed strewn with items including empty clothes hangers and a bag of snacks.
Plates of food, red drinking cups, and other trash are visible throughout the bedroom. The walls are adorned with posters depicting Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." The alleged assault reportedly occurred in this space.
The video was released weeks after Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity was suspended following allegations that seven brothers supplied the student with drugs and alcohol for an extended sexual assault. The 20-year-old woman filed a lawsuit claiming the fraternity members drugged her with ketamine before the alleged assault.
The footage also showcases other areas of the fraternity house, described as a Tudor-style mansion. These include rooms with dark-paneled walls, leather-looking couches and armchairs, and a DJ booth situated on a balcony above an entrance hall. The main foyer features an Eastern Asian-style rug, a fireplace, and dark-red curtains.
