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Jane Doe drops lawsuit against man she had named as Cornell fraternity president

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Daily Mail, The Daily Wire and New York Post report that a civil suit filed by a woman identified as Jane Doe has dropped Orazio Petito as a defendant. The outlets say a notice of discontinuance filed Tuesday removed him from the complaint, and that he was not accused of sexual assault. Doe had identified him as president of the Chi Phi fraternity at Cornell University. Petito’s attorney, Eric Bernstein, says his client was not serving as chapter president at the time of the alleged assault in October 2024. Doe’s suit accuses seven Chi Phi members of sexual assault, and the outlets report that the men deny the allegations. The outlets say the actual identity of the chapter president at the time remains unclear.

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  1. A notice of discontinuance filed Tuesday removed Orazio Petito as a defendant from Jane Doe’s civil lawsuit against Cornell fraternity members.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post
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    The Daily Wire

  2. Petito was not accused of sexual assault, according to the reports.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. Petito’s attorney says his client was not serving as Chi Phi chapter president at the time of the alleged October 2024 assault.

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    Daily Mail, New York Post
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    The Daily Wire

  4. Doe’s suit accuses seven Chi Phi members of sexual assault, and the men named have denied the allegations.

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  5. The actual identity of the Chi Phi chapter president at the time remains unclear.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

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Reports say a notice of discontinuance removed Orazio Petito from Jane Doe’s lawsuit after she mistakenly named him as Chi Phi’s president. Right-side outlets here emphasize her error, and the Far Right Daily Wire is the most pointed, saying in its headline that she admits having the wrong man.

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    Headlines center Doe’s misidentification of Petito; the Far Right Daily Wire goes further, saying she admits she had the wrong man, while the other two headlines report the dismissal plainly.

    Cornell Jane Doe drops case against man she misidentified as fraternity president at time alleged gang-rape took place
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    Admits presents Doe’s position as a concession, while the coverage reports only that the dismissal was filed.

    Cornell 7 Case Takes New Turn As Accuser Admits She Had The Wrong Guy

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  • Doe misidentified Petito
  • dismissal of Petito from the suit
  • Petito not accused of assault
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  • New York PostRight

    ‘Cornell 7’ Jane Doe drops case against man she mis-ID’d as fraternity president

    The actual identity of Chi Phi's chapter president at the time remains unclear.

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  • The Daily WireFar Right

    Cornell 7 Case Takes New Turn As Accuser Loaded verb“Admits”Admits presents Doe’s position as a concession, while the coverage reports only that the dismissal was filed.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? She Had The Wrong Guy

    A man named in the highly publicized “Cornell 7” civil lawsuit has been dropped. “A defendant has been dropped from Jane Doe’s civil lawsuit with prejudice,” Los Angeles Magazine’s Lauren Conlin reported Tuesday. …

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  • Daily MailRight

    Cornell Jane Doe drops case against man she misidentified as fraternity president at time alleged gang-rape took place

    Cornell University's Jane Doe has dropped her case against Orazio Petito, whom she mistakenly identified as the Chi Phi president.

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    Daily Mail, Oct 20, 12:43 PM EDT

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  1. Daily MailRightOct 20, 12:43 PM EDT
  2. The Daily WireFar RightOct 21, 4:10 AM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 21, 4:11 PM EDT

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