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紐約州檢察官決定重啟對康奈爾大學Chi Phi兄弟會涉嫌下藥輪姦20歲女學生的刑事調查。該女子於2024年10月19日在兄弟會會所遭七名男子性侵,後提起民事訴訟指控校方未盡保護責任。檢察官稱將透過大陪審團客觀公正處理案件,康奈爾大學同意獨立外部調查。

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2024年10月19日,康奈爾大學一名20歲女學生在Chi Phi兄弟會會所遭七名男子下藥輪姦。她於2024年11月向校警報案,同年9月16日提起民事訴訟,指控校方未盡保護責任。訴訟中提及「康奈爾七人組」及聊天紀錄作為證據。

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美國康奈爾大學(Cornell University)輪姦案備受關注,紐約州檢察官決定重啟刑事調查。

事發於2024年,該校一名女學生向大學警方報案,指自己在校內一個兄弟會(fraternity house)遭下藥輪姦。

女事主今年9月16日對這所常春藤盟校提起民事訴訟,指康奈爾大學未能保護她,也未對涉案男子作出適當懲處。

這些男子被稱為「康奈爾七人組」(Cornell Seven),而該名女子在法庭文件中則以「Jane Doe」(女性無名氏)代稱。

康奈爾大學表示,支持將案件提交大陪審團審議,但否認外界指稱校方未懲處涉案人員的說法。校方也已同意由獨立調查人員審查此案。

以下是目前已知情況。

她提出哪些指控?

在一份長達101頁的民事訴訟中,該女子指稱,2024年10月19日晚上,康奈爾大學Chi Phi兄弟會分會的七名男子,在一宗涉及酒精及氯胺酮(ketamine)的事件中,對她進行了數小時的強姦。

事發時,她是康奈爾大學一名20歲的本科生。

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Jane Doe 在訴訟中表示,在據稱發生事件期間,她已經醉酒,沒有能力作出同意。

她表示,當晚與姐妹會成員飲酒後離開,並「獨自跌跌撞撞地」前往位於伊薩卡市(Ithaca)的Chi Phi兄弟會會所,見一名男性朋友。

訴訟提出多項指控,包括性侵犯及毆打、疏忽、違反合約,以及違反《紐約州人權法》。

被告包括大學、兄弟會及姐妹會,以及涉嫌參與事件的男子。

訴訟附上一張據稱來自兄弟會群組聊天的截圖,其中一名成員以粗俗言語提醒其他成員,Jane Doe可能會與人發生性接觸。

她的律師表示,在據稱遭侵犯後的數天內,她「受到創傷、感到麻木,無法正常生活,也無法接受自己遭遇的恐怖經歷」。她於2024年11月8日向康奈爾大學警方報案。

近數週來,公眾憤怒情緒升溫,原因是Jane Doe在訴訟中指稱,校方給予涉事男子「透過提交文章減輕其行為後果的機會」。

Jane Doe 的律師表示,其中兩名涉事者已被開除。他向CBS表示,該女子在據稱遭侵犯後已退學。

《康奈爾每日太陽報》(Cornell Daily Sun)編輯委員會於9月21日發表題為「康乃爾不做,我們來做」(Cornell Won't, We Will)的文章,公開訴訟被告姓名,引發社交媒體上的強烈反彈。

兄弟會Snapchat及短訊內容是什麼?

康奈爾大學表示,康奈爾大學警察局於2024年11月向檢察官提交了一張名為「Chi Phi Actives」的 Snapchat 群組截圖作為證據。

群組成員姓名均顯示於對話中。根據截圖內容,在2024年10月20日凌晨2時前不久,成員們以粗俗語言討論與 Jane Doe 發生一次「免費」性接觸的可能性。

CBS紐約新聞(CBS News New York)也刊登了據稱由其中一名被告,與一名看似為提出指控的女子之間所交換的更多簡訊內容摘錄。

據報,這些訊息是在涉嫌強姦事件發生兩天後發出的。

其中一則訊息中,一名男子似乎就「事情的發展方式」表示歉意。

他表示,自己的記憶「有點模糊」,而他與另一名男子都因為當時醉得太厲害,未能在事態失控前「制止事情並把其他人趕出去」,而感到內疚。

在該串短訊中,該名女子回覆稱,自己的記憶「也非常模糊」,並表示當時所有人都喝醉了。

她還寫道,「那些性方面的事情都不違法」,並表示自己喜歡與他及另一名男子相處。

Jane Doe 還提議兩人改天再一起吸食大麻,但不要再有「另外五十億個男人和氯胺酮(ketamine)」。

康奈爾大學如何回應?

該女子表示,她在事件發生兩星期後向康奈爾大學警方報案。

不久之後,康奈爾大學就「Chi Phi 兄弟會會所內涉及藥物濫用及性暴力的嚴重且令人極度不安指控」發表公開聲明。

校方表示,校園警察部門正展開調查,並已暫停Chi Phi兄弟會當地分會,以及「若干名學生」的活動資格。

康奈爾大學亦表示已展開內部調查,以及根據《第九章法案》(Title IX)進行民權調查。該法例禁止接受聯邦政府資助的學校,包括大多數大學,出現基於性別的歧視。

在這宗最新訴訟提出後,校方反駁 Jane Doe 關於大學未有充分調查或懲處涉嫌加害者的指控。

校方在聲明中表示,案件已交由一個由「受過培訓的教職員組成的小組」審理,並作出「一系列處分,包括開除學籍及停學」。

康奈爾大學沒有否認部分涉事人士所受處分包括撰寫文章。校方表示:「所有被指控人士中,沒有任何涉案人員僅以撰寫文章作為唯一處分措施。」

康奈爾周二(9月29日)發表聲明稱,當校方接獲相關報告後,已實施「臨時停學及其他限制措施」。

校方亦表示,2024年在校園內發生的事件「當時令人震驚,如今依然如此」,「我們正盡一切努力建立一種絕不容忍性不當行為的文化」。

周三(9月30日),州長霍楚(Hochul)表示,她已與大學校長通話,而對方同意就事件進行「獨立的外部調查」。

霍楚在社交平台 X 發文表示:「他們明白這件事的重要性」,並補充說:「這種文化必須停止。」康奈爾大學向BBC證實將進行獨立調查。

Chi Phi兄弟會Xi分會已於2024年被關閉,至今仍被禁止在校園內活動。

兄弟會有何回應?

Jane Doe在其民事訴訟中將Chi Phi兄弟會列為其中一名被告,指稱她因其行為而遭受身體及情緒傷害。

Chi Phi 兄弟會臨時執行總監特雷·羅布(Trey Robb)在一份聲明中表示,該組織已將康奈爾大學分會被指控的成員開除。

羅布表示:「我們的紀錄確認,在『Jane Doe』向警方報案僅三天後,該兄弟會的Xi分會投票一致通過將被指控的成員除名。」

「該分會亦建議全國兄弟會永久開除他們,而我們的總理事會其後在一次會議上作出了這項決定。」

羅布表示,兄弟會「不會就正在法院審理或調查中的事項發表評論」。

為何案件被重新調查?

湯普金斯縣(Tompkins County)地方檢察官周一(9月28日)表示,其辦公室將重新展開對這宗涉嫌性侵案的刑事調查。

檢察官馬修·范豪滕(Matthew Van Houten)表示,一旦確定適當控罪,案件將透過大陪審團以「最客觀及最公正的方式」處理。

在美國司法制度中,檢察官會召集大陪審團審視證據和證詞,並決定是否有足夠依據提出刑事控罪。

該檢察官表示,在兩年前案發時,其辦公室認為受害女子向執法部門提供的陳述,未達到提出刑事檢控所需的法律門檻。

他表示,在準備將案件提交大陪審團前,已聯絡Jane Doe及其律師,以取得更多資料。

在聲明中,檢察官范豪滕概述了Jane Doe在2024年涉嫌遇襲後向康奈爾大學警察部門所作的陳述,並指出其內容與訴訟文件中的指控有所不同。

范豪滕周一在聲明中表示:「Jane Doe於2024年11月作出的宣誓陳述,並未指稱她是在違反自己意願下被下藥,亦未指稱遭集體性侵。」

他表示:「相反,Jane Doe的陳述將其參與吸食毒品及發生性行為描述為自願、清醒且雙方同意的行為。」

康奈爾大學發言人向BBC表示,校方警察部門曾向湯普金斯縣地方檢察官辦公室提交一份「詳盡的警方調查報告」。

最新報道披露了Jane Doe 在事件發生後向康奈爾大學警方提供的資料。

BBC已聯絡檢察官范豪滕的辦公室及Jane Doe的律師。

范豪滕向CBS News表示,他此前從未看過這份校園警察訪談紀錄。

他亦於周三向《紐約時報》表示,希望與Jane Doe交談,「討論現已存在的新證據」。

范豪滕向《紐約時報》表示,他不認為民事訴訟中的指控,已達到提出刑事檢控的法律門檻。

他指出,「這件事的重要性在於,她相信有罪行發生,而我們希望查明真相」。

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  • 湯普金斯縣地方檢察官辦公室將在數週內向大陪審團提交證據,以決定是否對涉案男子提出刑事控罪。

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  • 康奈爾大學將在獨立外部調查完成後,公開調查結果並可能實施新政策以防止性不當行為。

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