# Matthew Van Houten - Tompkins County District Attorney's Statement

Statement From Tompkins County District Attorney's Office Published September 28. 2026

Jane Doe’s sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped. On the contrary, Jane Doe’s statement described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual. District Attorney Statement Regarding Lucy Craig Jane Doe thought that she “had already done Ketamine once so why not do it a second time.” “At that point, [Male Number 2] poured a line of Ketamine on his erect penis, implying for [her] to snort the line. [Jane Doe] snorted the line of Ketamine, which was a heavy amount of Ketamine.” [Lucy Craig] was under the covers of the bed at that point and “[Male Number 2] got under the covers with [her]
> Jane Doe’s sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against  her will or gang raped. On the contrary, Jane Doe’s statement described her participation in drug use  and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.

[District Attorney Statement Regarding Lucy Craig](https://lucycraig.blog/media/185)

> Jane Doe thought that she “had already done Ketamine once so why not do it a second time.” “At that point, [Male Number 2] poured a line of Ketamine on his erect penis, implying for [her] to snort the line. [Jane Doe] snorted the line of Ketamine, which was a heavy amount of Ketamine.” [Lucy Craig] was under the covers of the bed at that point and “[Male Number 2] got under the covers with [her], where he again tried reaching for the area of [her] vagina.”  

Original source: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/News-articles/District-Attorney-statement-regarding-Jane-Doe-v.-Cornell-University-et-al