Newly released text messages are complicating a lawsuit filed by an anonymous former Cornell University student who alleges that seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her during an alcohol- and ketamine fueled encounter in October 2024, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

The woman, identified under the pseudonym Jane Doe, was 20 years old at the time. She filed the lawsuit last month, but messages reportedly sent days after the encounter present a strikingly different account from the allegations she later made.

In an opinion column for the New York Post, Miranda DeVine compared the case to “the same lynch-mob hysteria as the notorious Duke lacrosse or ‘mattress girl’ hoaxes of old — only with social media making ­everything worse.”

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Early accounts said Doe was gang raped by seven fraternity brothers for seven hours.

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Subsequent information showed she acknowledged being “super drunk,” voluntarily taking ketamine and consenting to sex with at least two men during the encounter.

Messages obtained by TMZ show Doe communicating with Jonathan Newell, one of the accused men, on October 21, 2024.

In those messages, she appeared concerned that Newell might regret what happened and offered to speak with him about it.

“If you have any regrets or anything you want to talk about, I am always here to talk about it cause that was a lot,” she wrote.

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She added, “I really do love u and Matt, and I promise I won't get quiet and weird w u like I did last time.”

Newell had opened the conversation by apologizing “for how things went down the other night.” He said his memory was “kinda fuzzy” and that he and another man were “too f*cked up.”

Newell also expressed hope that Doe was not receiving as much criticism as the men. He said stories were already circulating and told her that he and the others had been trying to shut them down.

Doe replied that her memory was also clouded and said everyone had been excessively drunk and high.

She also acknowledged receiving “a little heat” from women at Pi Phi, another campus sorority, but described that reaction as expected.

Her next statement sharply contrasts with the claims in her lawsuit.

“At the end of the day, none of the sexual stuff was illegal, and honestly I really liked being [with you] and Matt. So anything anyone has to say about the gambang is out of their jurisdiction.”

Doe then invoked a familiar feminist slogan while rejecting shame over the encounter. “I don’t think we should feel any shame for the part. our body our choice [as f*ck],” she wrote.

She also suggested that fewer people being present might have been preferable, writing, “It may have been nice for only 4 people to have been around.” The encounter allegedly involved seven men.

In another message, Doe described using ketamine from Newell’s penis.

“P.S. I’m not sure if u remember, but I did k off your d at some point? and I honestly think that was one of the most insane/jaw dropping moments of the night,” she wrote.

Newell responded that he had “no memory” of that moment. Doe also acknowledged being socially known as a “massive slut,” though she argued that description was inaccurate.

Some news organizations previously reported portions of the messages while omitting other details.

CBS reported that Doe wrote that none of the sexual conduct was illegal and that she liked being with Newell and another man, but the fuller exchange included her references to a “gambang” and “our body our choice.”

NEW: Texts from 'Jane Doe' following the alleged "r*pe" show her calling the incident a "gamgbang," saying it was "our body our choice," according to TMZ.

Doe also appeared to console the man (who she later accused of r*pe). "aw jonathan i really appreciate this text... i don't think we should feel any shame for the part. our body our choice asf," Doe said, according to TMZ. Doe also appeared to acknowledge that a fourth person was involved in the encounter. She also said they were "super out of it." "also yes while it may have been nice for like only 4 people to have been around, yall were both super out of it and they should have taken it on themselves to leave. at the end of the day you, matt, and i were in your bed and they didn't need to get up in that. I really love you and matt..." 'Matt' appears to be a reference to Matthew Ingalls, who accused Doe of r*ping *him.* He claims Doe sodomized him and said he was too intoxicated to give consent. "but if you have any regrets or anything you want to talk about i am always here to talk about it cause that was a lot," Doe continued in the texts, according to TMZ. Case closed. — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 8, 2026

Doe reported the alleged assault to police on November 8, 2024. During a November 14 interview with police, she said, “I can say with 100% confidence I was raped.”

According to NBC, Doe told another fraternity member two days after the October 21 exchange that her reputation had been destroyed and that she was deeply ashamed.

A week later, after being uninvited from a party, she accused the men of covering themselves.

Days before making the police report, Doe wrote to one fraternity member, “Let’s be clear that 90% of what happened that night was not consensual.”

That statement marked a dramatic departure from her earlier message that none of the sexual activity was illegal.

The accused men have argued that they were also too intoxicated to consent to Doe’s advances.

Matthew Ingalls, one of the seven accused men, told Cornell investigators in February 2025 that he had been “sodomized” by Doe while incapacitated and accused the university process of gender discrimination.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to lead a renewed investigation.

Hochul said newly released information raised serious questions about the Cornell Police Department’s investigation and the Tompkins County District Attorney’s decision not to prosecute.

President Trump responded to James’s appointment last week. “I feel badly for whoever she’s looking at because they won’t get a fair shake,” he said.

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