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Newly obtained text messages show exchanges between Cornell's Jane…

CBS News says the messages cover the days and weeks after the alleged frat party assault, exchanged with two of the men she accuses; the report's summary does not describe their content.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS News has obtained text messages between the woman known as Cornell's Jane Doe and two of the men she alleges sexually assaulted her at a fraternity party.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe messages were sent in the days and weeks after the incident, according to CBS News, and they show conversations between her and those two men.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report, from Lilia Luciano and Caroline Polisi, does not say in this summary what the messages contain, so we won't guess.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the men are accused.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNothing in this report establishes what happened that night, and that question belongs to the people who weigh evidence for a living.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorText messages are one piece of a record. A screenshot without context is a sentence with the first half torn off.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich is why everyone with a group chat and an opinion should wait for the full picture.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou didn't say growth opportunity.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI had it ready. Then I read the story.

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The story so far

  1. Cornell bans frat parties after alleged assault; Florida executes… · New York Post
  2. Cornell bans frat parties as rape investigation continues · The Washington Post
  3. Cornell Gives State Police a Role After Frat Party Ban · Newsmax
  4. New details in text messages between Jane Doe and frat members · CBS News
  5. Cornell faculty to debate no-confidence resolution · ABC News
  6. Cornell Bans Frat Parties, Promises New Safeguards for Students · NBC News
  7. Newly obtained text messages show exchanges between Cornell's Jane… (this story)

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