Lawsuit alleges Cornell ignored complaints about student accused of assaults

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A lawsuit filed in November 2023 in Tompkins County Supreme Court accuses Cornell University of ignoring complaints about Esat Braveboy, a former student. The suit says he sexually and physically assaulted students between 2018 and 2021, including drug-facilitated assaults. Two women who say they were assaulted are the plaintiffs, and the suit says up to 10 students may have been abused. According to NBC News, a judge previously denied motions to dismiss and pretrial discovery is underway. Cornell says it disputes any assertion that it failed to investigate reported misconduct. The allegations are made in the complaint and have not been decided in court.

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Two women sued Cornell University and Esat Braveboy in November 2023 in Tompkins County Supreme Court.
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NBC News
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New York Post
The lawsuit alleges Braveboy sexually and physically assaulted students between 2018 and 2021, including drug-facilitated assaults.
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The Independent
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New York Post, Daily Mail
The lawsuit alleges Cornell ignored or failed to act on complaints about Braveboy.
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NBC News, The Independent
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Daily Mail, New York Post
The lawsuit says up to 10 students may have been abused, and that more may not have come forward.
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Daily Mail, New York Post
Cornell disputes that it failed to investigate reported sexual misconduct, according to a university spokesperson.
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A judge previously denied motions to dismiss the lawsuit, and pretrial discovery is underway.
One outletNBC News· Left

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Did Cornell fail to investigate reports of misconduct by Braveboy?
The lawsuit alleges Cornell ignored Title IX complaints and did nothing to investigate. Cornell says it disputes any assertion that it failed to investigate reported misconduct or would have failed to act.

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Every side reports a 2023 lawsuit accusing Cornell of ignoring complaints about Esat Braveboy, accused of assaults from 2018 to 2021. Left coverage centers the two women’s accounts and Cornell’s alleged failure to protect students; right coverage centers the scandal and claims of up to 10 victims.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headline frames the story as a lawsuit alleging Cornell failed to protect students, centering the accusers’ accounts and the alleged persistence of the misconduct.
Lawsuit alleges Cornell allowed persistent sexual assaults, misconduct from former male student
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the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines frame the story as a fresh Cornell sex scandal, leading with the figure of up to 10 victims and the claim of inaction, while one NY Post piece shifts to the student paper’s handling of Braveboy’s bylines.
Cornell Sensational language“rocked by yet another sex assault scandal”Dramatizes the story in the outlet’s own voice before any finding.More neutral: faces another lawsuit over sexual assault complaintsDisagree with this highlight? involving up to 10 students, accused of doing ‘nothing to investigate’
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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ignored another reportunearthed lawsuitrocked by yet another sex assault scandalrocked by another sex scandal

In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
ignored another reportMore neutral: is accused of not investigating another report
States as fact an allegation made in the lawsuit that the university has not been shown to have ignored.
Cornell University ignored another report of sexual assault on campus that could involve up to 10 student victims — and…
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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unearthed lawsuitMore neutral: lawsuit
Suggests a hidden discovery, when the lawsuit was filed publicly and reported by a news outlet.
…up to 10 student victims — and “did nothing to investigate,” according to an unearthed lawsuit.
Used byNew York Post (Right)
Sensational language
rocked by yet another sex assault scandalMore neutral: faces another lawsuit over sexual assault complaints
Dramatizes the story in the outlet’s own voice before any finding.
Cornell rocked by yet another sex assault scandal involving up to 10 students, accused of doing ‘nothing to…
Used byNew York Post (Right)
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rocked by another sex scandalMore neutral: faces another lawsuit over
Dramatizes the story in the outlet’s own voice.
Cornell University has been rocked by another sex scandal after officials were accused of ignoring complaints against a male student…
Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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Sensational language
plunged into fresh sex scandalMore neutral: Cornell faces new lawsuit over assault complaints
Presents the reports as a new scandal in the outlet’s own voice before any finding.
Cornell plunged into fresh sex scandal as bosses are accused of letting student get away with up to 10 sex…
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
Loaded verb
get away withMore neutral: accused of not acting on complaints about
States as settled that the university let the student escape consequences, which the lawsuit alleges but has not established.
Cornell plunged into fresh sex scandal as bosses are accused of letting student get away with up to 10 sex attacks
Used byDaily Mail (Right)
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gladly grabbed national headlinesMore neutral: was the first outlet to name
The phrase attributes eagerness and self-interest to the student paper without supporting evidence.
Cornell University’s student newspaper gladly grabbed national headlines as the first outlet to name the frat bros recently sued for alleged gang…
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blasted outMore neutral: published
The verb suggests aggressive or reckless publication rather than neutral reporting of the names.
Cornell student paper blasted out names of alleged frat rapists — but scrubbed bylines of own writer accused of sex…
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Dehumanizing label
frat rapistsMore neutral: men named in a lawsuit
The label calls men criminals in a headline, although they are accused in a lawsuit and have not been found liable.
Cornell student paper blasted out names of alleged frat rapists — but scrubbed bylines of own writer accused of sex assaults
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Loaded verb
scrubbed bylinesMore neutral: removed bylines
Scrubbed implies deliberate concealment, which the supplied text does not establish.
Cornell student paper blasted out names of alleged frat rapists — but scrubbed bylines of own writer accused of sex assaults
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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

Cornell’s alleged failure to protect students
Accounts from two alleged victims
Persistent alleged misconduct
Pending litigation

Leaves out

The Cornell Sun’s removal of Braveboy’s bylines

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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NBC NewsLeft
Lawsuit alleges Cornell allowed persistent sexual assaults, misconduct from former male student
An ongoing lawsuit filed in 2023 alleges that Cornell University permitted a male student to sexually abuse two women and potentially others.
54 min agoRead at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
The IndependentLeft
Students allege Cornell did not take them seriously in reporting classmate who sexually and physically assaulted others
The women, who have not been identified, allege they were sexually assaulted by a male student in 2018 and 2021
4 hr agoRead at The Independent (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

A fresh scandal at Cornell
Up to 10 student victims
Alleged inaction by Cornell
The student paper’s handling of a former writer

Leaves out

Cornell’s statement that it investigated reports and would have acted

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New York PostRight
Cornell student paper Loaded verb“blasted out”The verb suggests aggressive or reckless publication rather than neutral reporting of the names.More neutral: publishedDisagree with this highlight? names of alleged Dehumanizing label“frat rapists”The label calls men criminals in a headline, although they are accused in a lawsuit and have not been found liable.More neutral: men named in a lawsuitDisagree with this highlight? — but Loaded verb“scrubbed bylines”Scrubbed implies deliberate concealment, which the supplied text does not establish.More neutral: removed bylinesDisagree with this highlight? of own writer accused of sex assaults
Then-Ivy League student and Cornell Sun scribe Esat Braveboy was accused in a 2023 lawsuit of the alleged "drug-facilitated sexual assault'' of multiple coeds.
59 min agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
1 more from New York Post
- Cornell rocked by yet another sex assault scandal involving up to 10 students, accused of doing ‘nothing to investigate’
Daily MailRight
Cornell Sensational language“plunged into fresh sex scandal”Presents the reports as a new scandal in the outlet’s own voice before any finding.More neutral: Cornell faces new lawsuit over assault complaintsDisagree with this highlight? as bosses are accused of letting student Loaded verb“get away with”States as settled that the university let the student escape consequences, which the lawsuit alleges but has not established.More neutral: accused of not acting on complaints aboutDisagree with this highlight? up to 10 sex attacks
Esat Braveboy allegedly carried out a string of sexual and physical assaults between 2018 and 2021, while the Ivy League school failed to act despite repeated warnings about his behavior.
2 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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2 hr 42 min later
Its first report, Nov 9, 12:59 PM EST
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No report yet
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First to report
New York Post, Nov 9, 10:17 AM EST

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New York PostRightNov 9, 10:17 AM EST
The IndependentLeftNov 9, 12:59 PM EST
Daily MailRightNov 9, 3:16 PM EST
NBC NewsLeftNov 9, 4:31 PM EST

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Lawsuit alleges Cornell ignored complaints about student accused of assaults

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Lawsuit alleges Cornell allowed persistent sexual assaults, misconduct from former male student

Students allege Cornell did not take them seriously in reporting classmate who sexually and physically assaulted others

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