Florence Pugh has posted a lengthy statement on social media in response to a controversy that has erupted at Cornell University over an alleged sexual assault incident that took place two years ago.
\n\nLast week, news broke that a former Cornell student had accused seven men of raping and drugging her at a frat house party in October 2024, allegations that were only made public after she filed a lawsuit against the college. According to her attorney, after an investigation at the university, two of the accused were expelled with the remaining students received lesser sanctions, such as temporary suspensions, workshops or essay-writing assignments. Nobody was arrested.
\n\nThe former student — identified as Jane Doe and 20 at the time — is now suing the school and the fraternity members, claiming they failed to protect her and prevent the alleged assault.
\n\nIn a post on Instagram on Sunday, Pugh described described the incident as an “horrific act,” adding that she knew “this has happened before, and I hate the idea of it happening again.” She also urged men to speak out and to be “leading conversations about how we change the allowance and complicity of this behaviour as much as…
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