The Cornell 7: Where are the charges?

The Cornell Seven case is exploding again as new details emerge from more than 1,000 pages of Cornell University’s internal investigation into the alleged sexual assault involving a former student and members of the Chi Phi fraternity. Now the Tompkins County District Attorney is reopening the criminal investigation — and the original police interview transcripts are raising major questions about what prosecutors knew and what they never received. Billy takes a deep dive into the Cornell University case, Jane Doe’s original interviews with Cornell Police, the six-page statement ultimately sent to District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, the role of alcohol and ketamine, the Chi Phi Snapchat messages, and the complicated legal question of consent under New York law. Jane Doe told investigators, “I can say with 100 percent confidence I was raped.” But that statement was not included in the six-page summary provided to the DA. So did prosecutors have the full story? Billy examines the critical differences between the lengthy police interviews and the statement prosecutors actually received, why the DA initially declined to prosecute, the online rush to identify and dox the accused men, and the new evidence that has led Van Houten to reopen the case and prepare to take evidence before a grand jury. But this conversation goes beyond whether something meets the legal definition of a crime. What happens when legal and moral accountability are two different things? And what should parents be teaching young men about consent, intoxication, peer pressure and speaking up when they know something is wrong? Also on today’s Hot Mics: A terrifying midair emergency aboard Flydubai Flight FZ1073. Indian Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed in the cockpit while flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, as the aircraft suddenly lost thousands of feet of altitude. Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun and others rushed to help as the crew fought to regain control and safely divert the aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Billy looks at the extraordinary rescue — and how the Israel-Gaza debate almost immediately became part of the competing narratives surrounding the incident. Plus, the latest in the Amy Griffin legal battle. Judge Richard Fruin allows major claims in the lawsuit involving Griffin and Jane Doe to move forward as the case heads toward discovery. And Sydney Sweeney’s marketing power strikes again. The actress-backed sports prediction market Novig h