Cornell rape case accuser has received ‘threats’, attorney tells BBC Newsnight

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Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house on campus in 2024.

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  • Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house on campus in 2024.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:46:36 UTC.

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  3. Cornell rape case accuser has received ‘threats’, attorney tells BBC Newsnight

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