The Chi Phi fraternity house is seen at Cornell University, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

One of the seven Cornell University students disciplined in connection with an alleged 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house returned to campus this fall after a three-semester suspension and was placed in a co-ed dorm with a roommate who had no idea about his past, according to a professor familiar with the housing arrangement.

University housing officials then left the accused student in that shared room for two weeks after the woman who made the allegation filed a lawsuit in September publicly accusing him of rape, psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff said at a Faculty Senate meeting. Meanwhile, Cornell students shared the accused student's name and dorm location on social media.


 This was a clear security risk,  Loeckenhoff told Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff at the Oct. 14 meeting, according to a recording obtained by The Associated Press.

 Cornell's own records show that, at the very least, he admitted to taking drugs and having sex with an intoxicated person,  Loeckenhoff said.  Why was Housing Services not aware of this? They had no clue until the shocked roommate contacted them and asked them for a room change,  she said.

Kotlikoff faces a possible no-confidence vote from faculty this week. Debate on the issue resumes Wednesday. In response to questions from the AP, Cornell said it would examine how the dorm room situation was handled.

 The university will review whether concerns were raised with housing or other offices and, if so, whether appropriate accommodations were provided,  the university said.

Cornell explains decision to allow student's return

The woman, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued Cornell and seven men last month, saying she was given ketamine and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

All those men have denied her allegations, saying either the sex was consensual or they weren't involved. The local district attorney initially decided the woman had consented to the encounter, and tha
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