A Cornell University student, identified as “Jane Doe” (a pseudonym), has been the target of multiple “swatting” incidents—malicious, false emergency reports—following her decision to file a lawsuit this September against seven members of the university’s Chi Phi fraternity, whom she accuses of gang-raping her in 2024. According to the New York Post, police responded to a “swatting” call on October 6 alleging a mass shooting at a private residence. Upon arrival, officers drew their weapons and detained two men who were driving away from the property. It was later discovered that the residence belonged to “Jane Doe,” and the two men were her boyfriend and her brother.
According to police reports obtained by Jane Doe’s attorney and The New Yorker magazine, an unidentified caller told a 911 dispatcher that he was inside the house, had shot and wounded his mother, and was holding his sister at gunpoint, threatening to “kill her too.” As police arrived, they observed a vehicle pulling out of the driveway; an officer drew his service weapon and ordered the two young men inside to exit the vehicle and lie on the ground.
Police stated that the two men—later identified as Jane Doe’s boyfriend and brother—complied with the officers’ instructions. As police searched the men for weapons, Jane Doe’s father emerged from the house, confronting the officers and demanding to know what was happening. He quickly explained the context, telling the police: “My daughter is the ‘Jane Doe’ from the Cornell rape case; we have been receiving threats from unknown individuals.”
While officers were searching the residence to ensure no one had been harmed, the same individual who initiated the initial “swatting” call contacted 911 a second time, claiming to be armed with an AR-15 rifle and threatening to kill everyone inside the home. The “Jane Doe” family stated that they have been subjected to such “swatting” incidents—false emergency reports—multiple times in recent weeks, with callers phoning 911 to falsely claim that their house was on fire or threatening to blow up the residence.
Attorney Thomas Giuffra told The New Yorker that, faced with these threats, the family was forced to cover their home’s windows with paper. Since filing a lawsuit in late September, the family has received hundreds of death threats via phone calls, text messages, and social media.
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