Alex Cooper dedicated part of the October 11 episode of Call Her Daddy to the Cornell rape case, joined by Kate Manne, a Cornell philosophy professor and feminist thinker. The episode centers on a lawsuit filed September 16 in New York Supreme Court, in which a former student alleges seven Chi Phi brothers raped her at an October 2024 fraternity party. Cooper’s response was direct:“It is exhausting. And more importantly, it is infuriating.”
The case has since escalated beyond the courtroom. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor, and a legal expert told the show the accused men will likely face criminal charges. That shift from civil lawsuit to criminal reinvestigation happened in under a month, largely as national attention on the story grew.
Cooper also made her position unmistakable, saying,“For the record, I believe Jane Doe.”Her broader point was that nearly a decade after #MeToo, campus sexual assault and institutional failure remain unresolved issues that carry the weight of countless women’s stories. Do you think platforms like Call Her Daddy should be covering cases like this, or does it risk interfering with the legal process?
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