New York —
Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs before an assault.
At issue in the Cornell case is the fact that the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, says she drank alcohol and accepted drugs the night in 2024 she alleges she was
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