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--- Page 1 --- CORNELLUNIVERSITY Cornell Office of Civil Rights - Hearing Panel Decision (94428) August 18, 2025 I. Introduction...................................................................................................................... .... 1 II. Applicable Policy...................................................................................................... . .... ..... 2 III. Procedural Overview .......................................................................................................... 3 IV. Findings and Responsibility Determinations..................................... .... ......................... 6 A. Undisputed Relevant Facts - October 19 and 20, 2024....................... ............................. 6 B. Complainant's First Consumption of Ketamine ............................ ................................. 10 C. .................................................................. ... ..... ................................... 12 1. Complaint Charges Against ............ .................................................. 12 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence......... . ........................................................ 12 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to .................................... 16 D. Complainant's Second Consumption of Ketamine........................................................... 19 E. ...................................... .......................................................................... 22 1. Complaint Charges Against ................................................................ 22 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 22 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to .................................... 27 F. Respondent .... .. ....... ................................................................................................. 31 1. Complaint Charges Against Respondent ................................................................ 3I 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 32 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to Respondent .................................... 36 G. .................................................................................................................. 38 1. Complaint Charges Against ................................................................ 38 2 Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 38 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to .................................... 42 H. .................................................................................................................. 43 1. Complaint Charges Against ................................................................. 43 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 44 i Hearing Panel Decision . 1 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index # : EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 1 of 99 --- Page 2 --- 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to ..................................... 49 I. ................................................................................................................ 52 1. Complaint Charges Against ............................................................... 52 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 53 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to ................................... 66 J. ........................................................................................................... ..... 74 1. Complaint Charges Against ........................................................ ....... 74 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence...................................................................... 74 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to ... ...... ........................ 83 V. Sanctions and Recommendations .................................................. . ......... ........................ 87 A. ...................................................................... ..... ... ............................... 87 B. ........................................................... ........ ........................................... 89 C. Respondent ................................................................. ............................................... 90 D. ................................................... ...... ..................................................... 91 E. ........................................ .... ...... ............................................................ 92 F. ...................................... ..... .................................................................. 93 G. ................................. ..... ......................................................................... 95 H. Recommendations to the University ................................................................................ 96 VI. Appeal Information....... ... ............................................................................................ 97 .. 11 Hearing Panel Decision . 2 of 99 Private (94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 2 of 99 --- Page 3 --- CORNELLUNIVERSITY Cornell Office of Civil Rights -Hearing Panel Decision (94428) August 18, 2025 L Introduction This matter involves conduct that Cornell University (the "University") undergraduate student ("Complainant") reported to the Comell Office of Civil Rights (COCR)1 regarding her experiences on October 19 and 20, 2024, at the Chi Phi Fraternity house located at 107 Edgemoor Lane in Ithaca, NewYork (the "Chi Phi house"), on the Cornell University (the "University") campus. Complainant met with COCRand provided an initial in erview on November 14, 2024. The University initiated a Formal Complaint on November 22, 2024,2 alleging that the following University undergraduates and then-members of the Chi Phi Fraternity (the "fraternity" or "Chi Phi") engaged in prohibited conduct on the night of October 19 into the early morning hours of October 20, 2024 (the "October 19 incidents"): (' " (' " ("Respondent "); (' "), and "; collectively, "Respondents" and with Complainant, the "parties"). The Formal Complaint alleged that Respondents variously engaged in conduct constituting sexual assault sexual exploitation, and/or aiding prohibited conduct, as prohibited by University Policy 6.4.3 University Investigator Samantha Freeburn (the "Investigator") investigated the Formal Complaint charges pursuant to the University's Procedures for Resolution of Reports Against Students Under Cornell University Policy 6.4 (the "Procedures"). The Investigator summarized the relevant evidence collected in an Investigative Report (the "IR") with accompanying appendices.4 Athree-member Hearing Panel (the "Panel") conducted a live hearing (the "hearing") pursuant to the Procedures on May2, 5, 12-15, 20-22, and 27-29, 2025. This Decision outlines the 1At the time, COCRwas named the Office of Institutional Equity & Title IX (OIETIX). 2 As di cussed further in Section III below, Complainant filed a Formal Complaint with OIETIX on January 16, 2025, which modified the Formal Complaint initiated by the University on November 22, 2024. That Formal Compla nt was further updated on March 13, 2025 (the "Formal Complaint"). All references herein to the Formal Complaint are to the March 13 updated Formal Complaint. 3 Charges specific to each Respondent are included in Sections IV.C, IV.E, IV.F, IV.G, IV.H, IV. I, and IV.J below. 4 All citations to materials in this Hearing Panel Decision (the "Decision") reference the evidentiary record, which includes the appendices accompanying the IR ("App.") and hearing transcripts ("Trans."). All quotations herein are excerpted from such materials and retain their original spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization, unless otherwise indicated, except that non-material edits in punctuation and capitalization were madeto certain quotations for clarity. Page 1 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 3 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 3 of 99 --- Page 4 --- investigation and hearing process, summarizes the Panel's findings, and provides the Panel's determinations regarding the Formal Complaint charges and applicable University policy. As discussed further in Section IV below, upon due consideration of all information summarized in the Investigative Report and submitted by parties and witnesses in interviews, in writing, and at the hearing, the Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence: " Respondent is responsible for attempted sexual exploitation in violation of the Policy. He is not responsible for sexual assault. Sanctions imposed by the Panel, as well as recommendations to the University based on its findings, maybe found in Section V below. H. Applicable Policy In assessing the Formal Complaint allegations, the Panel applied the definitions of sexual exploitation, sexual assault, aiding prohibited conduct, and attempting to commit prohibited conduct set forth in Section 3 of the Procedures. The Procedures define sexual exploitation, in relevant part, as: [I]ntentionally [. . . o]bserving another person when that person is nude or engaged in sexual activity without the knowledge and consent of the person observed [. . .]; [. . .] and Page 2 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 4 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 4 of 99 --- Page 5 --- [c]ausing another person to becomeincapacitated with the intent of making that person vulnerable to nonconsensual sexual assault or sexual exploitation. The Procedures define sexual assault as "(1) sexual intercourse or (2) sexual contact (3) without affirmative consent." The further definitions and provisions related to sexual assault under the Policy are incorporated herein by reference. Regarding aiding prohibited conduct, the Procedures provide, "A person aids prohibited conduct if, with the intent to promote or facilitate such conduct, that person helps another person commit the prohibited conduct." Regarding attempting to commit prohibited conduct, the Procedures provide, "A person attempts to commit prohibited conduct if, with the intent to commit such conduct, that person engages in conduct directly tending toward completion of the prohibited conduct." m. Procedural Overview5 OnNovember 8, 2024, the Director of the University's Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life filed an incident report with OIETIX regarding recently-alleged sexual assault and substance use at the Chi Phi house. OnNovember 14, Complainant met with the Investigator and University Title IX Coordinator Lauren Branchini (the "Title IX Coordinator"), as well as representatives from the Cornell University Policy Department (CUPD) and the University's Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (OSCCS). During that meeting, Complainant requested a formal complaint under the Policy. She was interviewed by the Investigator and CUPD Investigator Jeff Northrop that same day (Complainant's "November 14 interview"). On November 15, Complainant was interviewed by the Investigator, Investigator Northrop, and OSCCSInvestigator Sevyn Hardy (Complainant's "November 15 interview"). Also on that date, Complainant reviewed, signed, and submitted to CUPDa written statement regarding the October 19 incidents (Complainant's "November 15 CUPDstatement"). After initial assessment, the Title IX Coordinator initiated a formal complaint and investigation regarding the information provided. Complainant was notified of this decision on November 21, 2024, on which date she informed the Title IX Office that she wished to be a party to the matter. OnNovember 22, the Title IX Coordinator signed a University complaint and notified Respondents of the same in writing. The Investigator began collecting information-including by way of investigative interviews with parties and witnesses-shortly thereafter. On January 14, 2025, Complainant submitted an updated, signed version of the Formal Complaint (the "January 14 Formal Complaint"), by which she joined the matter as a party; Respondents received written 5 This Decision sununarizes the procedural background of the matter. Additional details in this regard maybe found in the Investigative Report and Appendices thereto, as well as within the hearing transcripts and record, which are incorporated herein by reference. Page 3 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 5 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 5 of 99 --- Page 6 --- notice of the same, as well as a copy of Complainant's January 14 Formal Complaint, on January 16. On January 22, 2025, the parties received all information related to the January 14 Formal Complaint that had been collected by the Investigator thusfar. Initial investigative interviews with parties and witnesses in this matter took place as follows: " December 3, 2024: University undergraduate student "; his "interview") " December6, 2024: University undergraduate student " December9, 2024: (his "December 9 interview") " December9, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 9, 2024: University undergraduate student her "interview") " December 10, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 11, 2024: (his "December 11 interview") " December 13, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 16, 2024: Respondent (his "December 16 interview") " December 17, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 17, 2024: University undergraduate student her "December 17 interview") " December 18, 2024: (his "December 18 interview") " December 18, 2024: (his "interview") " December 18, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 19, 2024: National Chi Phi fraternity organization staff member . " December 19, 2024: University undergraduate student " December 19, 2024: University undergraduate student " December20, 2024: University undergraduate student " December23, 2024: University undergraduate student " December23, 2024: University undergraduate student his "interview") " January 6, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 6, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 6, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 7, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 8, 2025: (his "January 8 interview") " January 8, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 9, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 16, 2025: Page 4 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 6 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 6 of 99 --- Page 7 --- " January 24, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 24, 2025: University undergraduate student " January 27, 2025: (his "January 27 interview") Party follow-up interviews and additional witness interviews then took place as follows: " February 4, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 4, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 7, 2025: Complainant (her "February 7 interview") " February 7, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 10, 2025: (his "February 10 interview") " February 10, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 12, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 13, 2025: Complainant " February 13, 2025: " February 21, 2025: " February 24, 2025: Responden " February 24, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 25, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 27, 2025: University undergraduate student " February 28, 2025: University undergraduate student " March 3, 2025: " March 5, 2025: In total, the Investigator conducted over 50 interviews during the investigation, including with 32 witnesses and all parties except who declined to participate in an interview in this matter.6 OnMarch 12, 2025, Complainant filed an updated Formal Complaint, which added charges to the January 14 Formal Complaint. Respondents received a copy of the updated Formal Complaint on March 13. Consistent with the Procedures, the parties were provided with the investigative record and notified of the opportunity to respond to the same on March 21. The parties were notified of the Hearing Panel memberson March 28 and April 4, 2025, and that Attorney MeaghanBorys would act as Hearing Chair for the matter on April 2. The Investigative Report was issued on April 16, 2025. Consistent with the Procedures, the Panel held the hearing via Zoomvideoconference on May2, 5, 12-15, 20-22, and 27-29. Complainant and all Respondents except for submitted written opening statements, submitted closing 6 Consistent with Procedures Section 21.1, the Panel did not draw any negative inference with respect to 's decision in this regard. Page 5 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 7 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 7 of 99 --- Page 8 --- statement(s)-orally and/or in writing-and answered questions of the Hearing Chair, Panel members, their own advisor, and other parties' advisors during the hearing.7 The following witnesses also appeared at the hearing and answered questions posed by the Hearing Chair, Panel After the close of the hearing, the Panel received written closing statements as submitted and engaged in deliberations on its findings, determinations, and sanctions on June 2, 5, 16-17, 26 30, and July 7, 2025. 9 IV. Findings and Responsibility Determinations The following findings and determinations were madeby a majority vote f the Panel based on a preponderance of the evidence ("more-likely-than-not") standard and resulted from evaluating all relevant information collected by the Investigator and during the hearing process, including both inculpatory and exculpatory evidence.10 Credibility assessments were not based on an individual's status as Complainant, Respondent, or witness for any particular allegation(s). Consistent with Procedures Section 26.2, the Panel presumed all Respondents not responsible for any Policy violation prior to making its final determinations. A. Undisputed Relevant Facts - October 19 and 20, 2024 Based on its review of the evidentiary record, the Panel considered the following facts regarding the night of October 19 into October 20, 2024, to be materially undisputed and supported by a preponderance of the evidence in the record, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Panel included such undisputed facts in its findings and determinations, accordingly. On the night of October 19, 2024, Complainant consumed alcohol before arriving at the Chi Phi house at the invitation of . The fraternity was hosting a party that night. 7 Per Procedures Sect on 21.1 forfeited his opportunity to testify at the hearing in this matter by way of written opening statement, direct questioning, and closing statement s because he declined to participate in an investigative interview that the Investigator deemednecessary. (IR,12) was offered the opportunity to cross-examine other parties and witnesses through his advisor and to answer questions of the Hearing Chair, Panel, and other parties' advisors as a witness. He elected to ask questions of other parties and witnesses through his advisor, but not to answer questions or attend the hearing. Consistent with Procedures Sections 21.1 and 21.2, and recogni ing that participation in the process was entirely voluntary for all parties, the Panel did not draw any negative inference from his decisions in this regard. 8 were also called to testify at the 9 COnSiStent With the Procedures, the Hearing Chair was present for and participated in deliberations, but did not vote with respect to findings of fact, determinations of responsibility, or sanctions. NWhile this section provides various summaries of evidence as relevant to the Panel's findings and determinations, it is not intended to, nor does it, provide a comprehensive review of the entire evidentiary record with respect to all circumstances related to the Complaint and reviewed by the Panel. Page 6 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 8 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 8 of 99 --- Page 9 --- as a sober monitor for the party, and were the fraternity's social chairs at the time. Shortly after Complainant's arrival, ked Complainant if she would like to engage in a "threesome." Complainant understood this suggestion to be indicative of sexual activity amongherself, and a third person and expressed interest. As of that night, Complainant had strong romantic feelings for and sexual interest in d had for sometime. The two then proceeded to a bedroom on the second floor of the house-belonging to , and University undergraduate student known within the fraternity as the "alumni room." The alumm room was located off a balcony area where individuals often gathered and was generally regarded by membersof the fratemity as a social room, serving both as a bedroom for , and and as a generally-unlocked space where fraternity members(and, in particular, sophomore fraternity memberssuch as would commonly congregate after parties. The fumiture in the room at the time consisted of three beds, one loveseat-style couch, and at least one chair as present in the alumni room when Complainant and arrived." Noothers were present. Complainant and ere friends at the time and had engaged in sexual activity together in the past. After Complainant and entered the alumni room on October 19, the three parties engaged in sexual activity, for which Complainant provided consent. Specifically, Complainant engaged in oral sex with n or near the couch, while engaged in vaginal-penile sex with her from behind (the "threesome activity"). The parties ended the threesome activity after someminutes. At or around that time, the three consumedliquor and smokedmarijuana together. Ketamine was introduced among the group, as well, as discussed further in Section IV.B below. Ketamine was a substance used by multiple individuals in the Chi Phi house at the time, including who had overdosed on or about October 18, 2024. At somepoint, moved himself to a bed in the room and fell asleep or was otherwise unconscious. Complainant and remained together on or near the couch. At or around 1:00 a m. on October 20, 2024, entered the alumni room and engaged in sexual activity with Complainant, as discussed further in Section IV.C below. While was present in the alumm room, woke, and participated in contemporaneous sexual activity with Complainant for someamount of time, as discussed further in Section IV.H below. left the room shortly thereafter. 11 The Panel recognized the disputed issue of whether accompanied Complainant and o the alumni room initially (as recalled by or whether he was already in the room when they arrived (as recalled by Co e Panel did not consider a finding on the sameto determinations and noted that was nonetheless present whenComplainant and entered the room. Page 7 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision- 9d 99 Private [94428) Distribution Not Pennitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 9 of 99 --- Page 10 --- At or just after 2:00 a.m., entered the alumni room. While present in the alumni room, he consumed ketamine off Complainant's body, as discussed further in Section IV.I below. At or around 2:15 a.m., entered the alumni room. While present, he kissed Complainant and consumed ketamine off her body, as discussed further in Section IV.E below. At or around 2:30 a.m., Respondents entered the alumni room. At or around 5:00 a.m.,12 Complainant, , and moved from the alumni room to a commonspace on the fourth floor of the Chi Phi house known within the fraternity as the "Pentz"-off of which was the bedroom shared by and -after which they proceeded into a smaller room adjacent to the Pentz called the "foffice." The foffice included both storage space and an alcove where had arranged a work space with at least one desk, a computer, and two chairs. While in the foffice, sexual activity occurred involving Complainant engaging in oral sex with , as discussed further in Section IV.I below, and vaginal-penile sex between Complainant and as discussed further in Section IV.J below. After that sexual activity ended, Complainant slept in bed with him before returning to her residence. Between 1:42 a.m. and 2:27 a.m. on October 20, 2024, multiple Respondents wrote messages and otherwise interacted with a Snapchat group chat titled "Chi Phi Actives" (the "Actives group") that consisted of approximately 40 or more active membersof the Chi Phi fraternity. That sequence of activity was captured by a videorecording contained in Appendix C (the "Snapchat video")¹3 and summarized by the Investigator during the investigation (App. C, 21). Complainant had no contemporaneous knowledge of the existence of such messages. The Snapchat video showed a message at 1 42 a m. that read, "Free pussy in alum pu[.]" (App. C, 21) The Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence-including multiple Respondents' statements-that "alum" referred to the alumni room and that "pu" was an abbreviation of the phrase "pull up," which indicated an invitation. The Panel further found that the word "pussy" more likely than not referred to female sexual anatomy, specifically, the vagina.14 Complainant corr sponded directly with by text message after the night of October 19, 2024. 12 Based on the preponderance of the evidence in the record-including information submitted by -the Panel found that and appeared in the alumni room at or aroun : a.m. and re ested, in some form, at a t ose resent exit t e room. The Panel further credited that were with and at that time. 13 The Snapchat video was submitted anonymously. The recording depicted an unknownindividual's cell phone screen, on which was displayed the Actives group Snapchat messages discussed herein. Based on the preponderance of the evidence, the Panel understood that the unknownuser whose cell phone was recorded by way of the Snapchat video necessarily was both a memberof the Actives group and the Chi Phi fraternity as of October 20, 2024. N In addition to the evidentiary record, the Panel considered the reasonable interpretation of the word as commonly used-see, e.g., https:avww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pussy, defining "pussy" as "vulva," "sexual intercourse," and "the female partner in sexual intercourse." Page 8 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 10 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 10 of 99 --- Page 11 --- As discussed throughout this Decision, numerous parties consumed the controlled substance ketamine in powdered form on the night of October 19 into the early morning hours of October 20, 2024. According to the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") 2024 Fact Sheet on Ketamine (the "DOJ and DEAfact sheet") contained in the evidentiary record, ketamine is a "dissociative anesthetic that has somehallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makesthe user feel disconnected and not in control. [. . . I]t makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment." (App. B, 344) The fact sheet continues, "Ketamine can induce a state of sedation (feeling calm and relaxed), immobility, relief from pain, and amnesia (no memory of events while under the influence of the drug) and is used for the dissociative sensations and hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine has also been used to facilitate sexual assault." (App. B, 344) It also provides, "Ketamine comes in a [. . .] white or off-white powder. Powdered ketamine [. . .] is typically packaged in [. . .] small plastic bags [and . . .] is cut into lines known as bumps and snorted. [. . .] The onset of effects is rapid and often occurs within a few minutes of taking the drug[. . . It] maycause unwanted side effects such as: agitation, depression, cognitive difficulties, unconsciousness, and amnesia." (App. B, 344-345) The DOJand DEAfact sheet also indicates that cer ain effects of ketamine may last "approximately 30 to 60 minutes[.]" (App. B, 345) The scientific paper "Ketamine" contained in the evidentiary record (the "Ketamine paper") confirmed that ketamine is a substance approved for use in the medical field "as a general anesthetic." (App. B, 346) The Ketamine paper provided that, in "doses below a certain threshold, ketamine produces analgesia and sedation. However, [above that threshold], the characteristic dissociative state abruptly appears," which "is inconsistent with [. . .] moderate setation or deep sedation[.]" (App. B, 348) The scientific article "Ketamine: 50 Years of Modulating the Mind" contained in the evidentiary record (collectively with the DOJand DEA fact sheet and the Ketamine paper, the "expert materials") similarly noted about the use of the drug in a clinical setting, "Ketamine produces an unusual state, sometimes referred to as 'dissociative anesthesia[.]' [. . .] During this dissociative state, patients might appear awake [. . .] but they are unable to respond to sensory input." (App. B, 359) It continued, "At lower ['recreational'] doses, stimulant effects predominate, and users experience mild dissociation with hallucinations and a distortion of time and space," with "effects resolv[ing] approximately 2 h[ours] after acute ketamine use[.]" (App. B, 362) The Ketamine paper indicated that the "most commonadverse drug reactions associated with ketamine are nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diplopia, drowsiness, dysphoria, and confusion." (App. B, 350) Complainant consumed ketamine in powdered form on the night of October 19, 2024. During the hearing on May2, 2025, Complainant described her experience of the effects of ketamine to include feeling like her "lights were on, but no one was home," which she indicated was a state of "vague consciousness" wherein she "d[id]n't know what's going on from thing to thing." (Trans. 5/2; 21, 63, 64) At the hearing on May 5, she elaborated on her experience of that effect by saying, "You look like an operating human being. [. . . Y]ou don't look dead or asleep Page 9 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 11 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 11 of 99 --- Page 12 --- necessarily. So, lights are on, but nobody's home. Your brain is not functioning at its proper level." (Trans. 5/5; 90) The Panel found this "lights on, nobody home" description consistent with the known "dissociative" effect of ketamine repeatedly emphasized in the expert materials. B. Complainant's First Consumption of Ketamine Complainant consistently recounted that she consumed ketamine with close in time to their threesome activity on October 19, 2024. She referenced it as "the first time" she did ketamine that night during recorded telephone calls with that took place on or about November 6 and 7. (App. B, 171-173; App. C, 24, 28, 38) In her November 14 interview, she explained that while she did not have an independent memory of consuming ketamine for the first time that evening, she nonetheless "kn[e]w" it occurred based on an experience with ketamine later in the night, when she "remember[ed] thinking [it] was [her] second time doing it" and that she "already did it once [before]" (App. A; 47, 70) Complainant likewise indicated in her November 15 CUPDstatement about that experience, "[I]t hit methat I had taken [k]etamine on the couch with and earlier in the night. [. . .] I remembersmoking marijuana but he ket mine [. . .] I have zero memory of. All I could rememberwas the feeling that I had already done [k]etamine once[.]" Complainant said at the hearing on May2, 2025, "I know that it was given to me. also did it. It was on the couch[;] it was the three of us had ketamine. [. . .] I know it sounds super weird to say. I know it happened, but I don't remember it." (Trans. 5/2; 32) In November 7, 2024, recorded call with Complainant (the ' November 7 call"), he said about himself, Complainant, and in the alumni room that night, "[W]e're on the couch, and it's star ing. And then after like 10 minutes, we slowed down a bit. Then pulled out the ['liquor'], and we drank it. And then we started smoking from there, maybe another five to 10 minutes afterwards. And then the K[isj started happening." (App. C, 29) also submitted a written statement during the investigation dated March 17, 2025 (his "March 17 statement"), regarding what occurred after the threesome activity. Hewrote in this regard, "I inquired for ketamine from [. . . .] Hepoured the powder on a small key for himself and snorted it, then handed methe key and the bag which contained the ketamine. I poured myself several keys' worth and inhaled them in rapid succession." (App. B, 259) He continued, "[Complainant] did not ingest any ketamine at this point However, she shared a sip of Jamaican liquor along with meand ." (App. B, 259) In interview, he said about the threesome activity and thereafter, "[W]e started having sex in myroom, the three of us. [. . .] Westopped, took a break. And that's when noticed a bag of ketamine[. . . .] And so, offers us, 'Hey, do 15 Considering the totality of the circumstances, the Panel understood use of the letter "K" in this statement to reference ketamine. Page 10 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 12 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 12 of 99 --- Page 13 --- you want to do some?' I said, 'Sure.' [Complainant] declined at that point. So, we didn't really push her past that." (App. A, 184-185) At the hearing on May 12, 2025, first said about this time of the night, "Wewere all sitting on the couch talking. [. . . ] reaches over, sees [the bag of ketamine], picks it up, asks if we want some." (Trans. 5/12; 60-61) He also stated, "[Complainant] said no, she'd never done it before. Wedidn't ask again." Later in the hearing, when asked about what, if any, substances gave to Complainant said, "I guess, ketamine, alcohol, weed[. . . .] Meand did it, we offered it to her. She chose to take it. Wedidn't force her to do anything." (Trans. 5/12; 149) In assessing the totality of the information provided in this regard, the Panel weighed Complainant's description of having ingested ketamine wit | against the latter two's account that she did not. The Panel first considered Complainant's candor regarding not having a specific memory of consuming ketamine at that time to be reasonably against her self-interest and therefore somewhat indicative of credibility in her account, which the Panel noted was first provided close in time to the October 19 incidents and remained materially consistent thereafter. The Panel also considered Complainant's lack of ability to rememberthe details of this consumption consistent with the typical effects of ketamine described in the expert materials. Likewise, the Panel noted Complainant's lack of memory regarding many of her subsequent experiences with as discussed in Section IV.C below, and found consumption of ketamine consistent with the same. By contrast, the Panel noted that both confirmed that ketamine consumption occurred in the alumni room at that time in the night and yet offered materially contrasting memories of how the ketam ne was introduced, which reduced the weight attributed to both accounts. In addition, the Panel afforded less weight to written statement than those madeduring his recorded call with Complainant, given that his written statement was submitted afte he received notice of the Complaint allegations and therefore after he mayhave had a general motive to indicate that Complainant did not consume ketamine in his presence. Additionally, the Panel noted the apparent discrepancy in both stating that alone initiated the use of the ketamine and also using the pronoun "we" in the same context to indicate that the two "didn't really push" or "ask" Complainant about it. The Panel found that this repeated inconsistency reduced the credibility of his account in this regard. The Panel further considered statement at the hearing, wherein he grouped ketamine with substances that he and "offered" Complainant and that she "chose to take," to reasonably indicate that she did ingest ketamine with the two of them at or around the time of the threesome activity. Finally, the Panel considered the totality of the circumstances presented, including its findings, discussed in Sections IV.H and IV.J below, that both separately gave Complainant ketamine at later points in the ni The Panel therefore considered their provision of ketamine to Complainant at this earlier point of the Page 11 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 13 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 13 of 99 --- Page 14 --- night to be consistent with a pattern of conduct they each demonstrated later in time. The Panel also considered Complainant's alcohol consumption prior to her arrival at the Chi Phi house, her friendship with , and her undisputed strong attraction for -the feeling of which she described in her November 15 interview as a "chokehold," adding that she would have done "anything to please [him]" at the time. (App. A, 35) Understanding a typical effect of alcohol to be lowered inhibition in the context of the three parties having engaged in sexual activity together and having consumed alcohol and marijuana together, the Panel found based on the preponderance of the evidence that Complainant ingested ketamine with in the alumni room on the night of October 19 close in time to the threesome activity. C. I I FM Page 12 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision - 14 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. 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NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 30 of 99 --- Page 31 --- Page 29 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 31 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 31 of 99 --- Page 32 --- Page 30 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision - 32 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 32 of 99 --- Page 33 --- F. 1. Complaint Charges Against Respondent As set forth in the Formal Complaint, Respondent was charged with violating the Policy's prohibition against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Assault. Specifically, the alleged prohibited conduct was that he: (a) intentionally viewed Complainant in a state of undress without her Page 31 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 33 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 33 of 99 --- Page 34 --- permission; and (b) touched his nose to Complainant's naked body and inhaled a powdered substance off her body without affirmative consent, including lack of affirmative consent due to incapacitation. 2. Party Accounts and Additional Evidence a. Complainant In her November 14 interview, Complainant indicated that, at somepoint during the night of October 19, 2024, when she was "naked" in bed, "two guys named g" entered the room. (App. A, 62) She recalled being introduced to them while were also in the room. She described them as "standing" at the foot of the bed, adding, "They felt more like voyeurs than anything in the situation. They didn't get as comfortable as everybody else did." Although she was "unsure" of the particular "sequence of the[] events," she then recalled certain interactions with exiting the bed while naked and "flexing," and being "berated with compliments." (App. A; 68-70, 72) She also indicated that asked to ingest ketamine off her body and that she agreed in some form. She continued, "I remember lying down and covering myface up. [. . .] And they just poured all sorts of stuff all over meand did all sorts of drugs off mybody. [. . . S]everal lines [were] done by almost everybody." (App. A, 73) In her November 15 interview, she stated, "I'm not even sure if the two are in Chi Phi. [. . .] But they all were partaking in the drugs because they did them off of mybody. But I did put myhands over myface at that point." (App. A; 126-127) In her February 7 interview, Complainant said, "[T]he , as far as I know, were voyeurs. Well, except the times that they did drugs off mybody, and who knows if they touched anything while they were doing that[.]" (App. A, 137) Although she did not know what either of them looked like after that night, Complainant consistently indicated that either Respondent or asked if she was okay or otherwise physically supported her after entered the alumni room and told everyone to leave. (See, e.g., App. B, 32) b. Respondent Respondent consistently stated in his interviews, documentary submissions, and at the hearing that he did not observe Complainant naked at any time nor partake in any drug use while in the alumni room on the night of October 19, 2024. At the hearing on May21, 2025, he indicated that he did not know Complainant prior to the night of October 19. During Respondent December 16 interview, he described being at the party at the Chi Phi house that night, after which he went to room. He submitted a record of a ten-second call with at 2:23 a.m. on October 20. (App. B, 307) In his December 16 interview, he recalled inviting to join him in room during that call. He continued, "I was hitting ['a nicotine vape'] at this point, and it was almost dead[. . . .A]nd by the time got there, we sat and talked for about two minutes, and got up and left the room. Wedidn't know why[.]" (App. A, 370) About what happened next, he said: Page 32 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 34 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 34 of 99 --- Page 35 --- After about 10 to 15 minutes with still being gone, I checked myphone and in [the Actives group] there was a text message [. . .] that said, "Free pussy in alumni." [. . .] I had no idea what the text meant. I was kind of befuddled. So, meand talked about it. And the person that sent the text message ], he lived in that room, and I knew he had a vape, and myvape had just died. And we also speculated that maybe this is why had got up and left. (App. A, 370) He added, "So, myvape had died. I knew had one, and because of leaving and us not knowing the nature of if this was a joke or what was going on in the [alumni] room, meand decided to go into that room." (App. A, 370). During the hearing on May 2 1, Respondent explained that had actually left his room before arrived, without indicating where he was going. About what happened when he and entered the alumni room on October 20, 2024, Respondent said during his December 16 interview that he saw Complainant and all in or on bed. He indicated that Complainant was under bed coverings at the time. He said that he sat on the couch and conversed with for someminutes before asking both and Complainant if they were "all right"-both of whomresponded affirmatively-and exiting the room with (App. A, 371) He recalled an interaction with Complainant before exiting in which she "laughed" about both his and first names being ' " (App. A, 372) He estimated that he was in the alumni room for "[n]o more than five minutes" that night. (App. A, 380) About his decision to go to the alumni room that night, Respondent stated, "[B]y no means were we going there to get free pussy[. . . .] That was not our intentions at all. Wewere just checking out to see if everything was okay[.]" (App. A, 377) During the hearing on May 21, 2025, he stated that after seeing the "free pussy in alumni" message, he "started to get kind of worried that that's where had went" and that he "believe[d was intoxicated at the time." (Trans. 5/21; 110, 116) He continued, "I wasjust worried cause again, the text was really out there. I had never seen something like that. [. . .] I just didn't know what was doing and kind of if something was bad, I wanted to get him out of there." (Trans. 5/21; 110-111) He also said, "[T]he text could have meant anything. There was a lot of things going through myhead. I didn't know if there was a lot of girls in there or what was going on[. . . .] But again, free pussy just seems like someone could have been in danger. It's just free. What does free mean?Again, I don't know. That's why it could have meant anything." (Trans. 5/21; 113) He also said, "If someone's having sex with someone in the room, they're not gonna send that text out. So, again, I just didn't know what was really happening in the room," and, "I just didn't think it was real." (Trans. 5/21; 111, 114) Respondent further noted that although the alumni room was "a bedroom where a lot of people would go to hang out if they didn't want to be in their room or if they had nothing to do," Page 33 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 35 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 35 of 99 --- Page 36 --- he personally "just wasn't really close with the [residents of the room as of October 19, 2024]. So, [he]'d go to [his] other friends' rooms to hang out," adding, "I was rarely ever in [the alumni room]." (Trans. 5/21; 104) During the investigation, Respondent submitted a record of a ketamine test performed by OmegaLaboratories that indicated that his hair follicies were collected on November 26, 2024, and tested for ketamine presence (his "ketamine test"). The ketamine test cameback "[n]egative" for the drug. (App. B.1; 8) At the hearing on May21, Respondent stated that Omega Laboratories personnel told him at the time of collection, "[E]ven if you take [ketamine] one time, it can stay in your hair for up to three to six months." (Trans. 5/21; 168) c. Additional Evidence Timeline indicated that he "called [Respondent ] and went to ]'s room" at or around 2:23 a.m. on October 20, 2024. (App. B, 272) In December9 interview, he described that he and Respondent noted a Snapchat message to the Actives group that read, "Free pussy in alumni," after which they went to the alumni room. (App. A, 330) He continued, "We saw that text and were somewhat concerned but thought it could just be crude humor." (App. A, 330) He also wrote in his Timeline, "[Respondent ]'s vape had died, and he wanted to borrow someone else's. He knew had a vape in [the alumni] room. [Respondent ] asked if I wanted to go check it out, and I agreed. [Respondent ] also mentioned that he thought was pretty inebriated while they were hanging out so wewanted to check on him." (App. B, 272) About what happened after they entered the alumni room minutes later, recalled seeing Complainant under bed coverings, with all in or on the same bed. He recalled being in the room for "[f]ive minutes, maybe" (App. A, 344) and consistently stated that he both arrived and left with Respondent . He likewise consistently indicated that he did not observe any drug use or Complainant naked at any time he was present in the alumni room that night. OnDecember 9, 2024, signed a document titled "Acknowledgement of Understanding of [Respondent ]'s Involvement," in which he affirmed that Respondent "did not make any physical contact with [Complainant]" and "did not snort or consume drugs on or near [Complainant)." (App. B, 306) At the hearing on May 15, 2025, indicated that when he inquired about taking a hair follicle test for ketamine, he was told by the company Request ATest that the test is accurate for presence of the drug for up to "90 days." (Trans. 5/15; 71) During interview, he recalled about after consumed ketamine off Complainant's body, "two guys walked in, [Respondent ] and ]. They introduced themselves, started talking, and [Complainant] invited them in." (App. A, 186) He continued, "And then, ] are telling ] about how they did ketamine off of [Complainant's] chest. [. . .] And then, both ] asked her if they could do ketamine off her chest too, because ] Page 34 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 36 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 36 of 99 --- Page 37 --- had told them about it. She said yeah, so they did." (App. A, 187) He did not recall whopoured that ketamine or howmuch they consumed. He also indicated that Complainant "got up out of the bed and started doing like a bodybuilder pose" while were in the alumni room. (App. A, 186) In January 8 interview, he recalled entering the alumni room in the early morning hours of October 20 and talking with Complainant and . He continued, "At somepoint, then the door opens in the room. I look back and I see [Respondent ] has entered the room. Then, I can't recall if it was right behind him or a little bit later at somepoint walks into the room as well." In the hearing on May 14, 2025, explained, "I believe sometime shortly before asked to ingest ketamine off of Complainant's body], I remember actually hearing the door and glancing back and seeing them, but I actually don't recall where they were exactly when he said those words specifically." (Trans. 5/14; 144) In his January 27 interview, said that he and then ingested ketamine off Complainant's body. In the hearing on May 14, he stated about that time, "I had not heard or seen [Respondent ] since I heard that door open in the moment, but I think I had the impression that they were in the room too somewhere in the background." (Trans. 5/14; 147) Whenasked what gave him the impression that Respondent was still in the room at that time, answered, "I just didn't recall hearing the door open again." (Trans. 5/14; 147) In his January 27 interview, he said about what happened next, "I remember at somepoint, [Respondent ] just comesup to me. I'm not sure what he said, but he just walks up to me because he's one of myfriends. [. . .] I don't remember the exact words he said to me, but I just rememberhim coming up to me, and then, going back to talking with, I believe, it was (App. A, 428) He recalled that the next thing that happened was Complainant exiting the bed and "flexing her muscles to everybody in the room," after which "[came] into the room and basically kick[ed] everyone out[.]" (App. A, 428) He did not rememberRespondent inhaling ketamine off Complainant's body. each consistently recalled-both at their respective interviews and at the hearing-that they observed Respondent exiting the alumni room at or around 5:00 a.m. when they went to that room with and d. The Snapchat Messages As discussed in Section IV.A above, the Panel found that the 1:42 a.m. Snapchat message "Free pussy in alum pu" communicated an invitation for others to go to the alumni room, along with a reference to female sexual anatomy. At 2:29 a.m., Respondent wrote in the Alumni group, "the alumni shit is not a bit. First hand pov not a bit" (the "not a bit message"). During the hearing on May 21, 2025, Respondent said about that message: Page 35 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 37 of 99 Private (94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 37 of 99 --- Page 38 --- I found out from [someone] passing by as I was walking into the [alumni] room that there was a girl in there. So, I wasjust saying, I mean, firsthand from somebodyelse that there was a girl in that room and it's not a ['joke'], but again, it was an immature and dumb kind of just following along with what everybody else was saying in there. I shouldn't have said it. And it is immature and a stupid text message for sure. (Trans. 5/21; 152, 153) He indicated that he interacted with that individual and sent the not a bit message while he was outside the alumni room, prior to entering. 3. Findings and Determinations with Respect to Respondent Procedures Section 3.6 defines sexual exploitation in relevant part as "intentionally engaging in [. . . o]bserving another person when that person is nude or engaged in sexual activity without the knowledge and consent of the person observed[.]" Per Procedures Section 3.5, sexual assault is "(1) sexual intercourse or (2) sexual contact (3) without affirmative consent." Sexual contact is defined in relevant part as "intentional sexual touching, however slight, with any object or body part" including "intentional touching of another's body part for the purpose of sexual gratification, arousal, humiliation, or degradation." Regarding the charges against Respondent , the Panel first found the evidentiary record insufficient to show that he observed Complainant nude or engaged in sexual activity without her knowledge. Notably, even if Respondent was present when others consumed ketamine off her naked torso and/or when she exited the bed and flexed, the preponderance of the evidence showed that Complainant was aware, by her own account, that she was nude at those times. For this reason, the Panel determined that Respondent was not responsible for sexual exploitation under the Policy. However, the Panel considered Procedures Section 3.2, which prohibits attempting to commit prohibited conduct, and found that Respondent attempted to commit sexual exploitation when he went into the alumni room in the early morning hours of October 20, 2024. Specifically, by Respondent 's own account, he went to the room, at least in part, because of a Snapchat message indicating there was "free pussy in alumni." Also by Respondent 's own account, he thought "something [. . .] bad" could be happening in the room, that someone could be "in danger," and that the situation could involve "a lot of girls." He also noted that, while he did not have specific knowledge of what was occurring in the room, he thought at the time, "If someone's having sex with someone in the room they're not gonna send that text out." Taking these statements together, the Panel considered it more likely than not that Respondent understood that the 1:42 a.m. message indicated somekind of sexual situation involving a female. The Panel likewise found the objectively reasonable understanding of the message to indicate somekind of sexual situation was occurring with a female in the alumni room. In addition, although Respondent repeatedly indicated that he thought the message was a "joke" or not real, the Panel found such statements unreasonably incompatible with his account that he was sufficiently "worried" about what was happening in the room that he went to check on the Page 36 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 38 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 38 of 99 --- Page 39 --- situation-particularly when he noted that it was not a social room that he frequented and that he was not close to its residents-and therefore did not credit his account in this regard. The Panel further considered Respondent 's not a bit message and his statements acknowledging that, by the time he arrived at the alumni room, he had received confirmation that there was "a girl" present in that space and still chose to enter it. The Panel therefore determined by a preponderance of the evidence that Respondent understood that a female was likely nude and/or engaged in sexual activity in the alumni room on October 20, 2024, and entered the room on that basis, intending to observe the same.23 It is undisputed that Complainant had no knowledge of the Snapchat messages occurring in the Actives group that night, had no previous relationship with Respondent , and did not invite him to the alumni room. Therefore, the Panel determined that Respondent engaged in conduct directly tending towards completion of sexual exploitation (i.e., entering the alumni room) with the intent to commit sexual exploitation (i.e., to observe a person nude or engaged in sexual activity without their knowledge and consent) and that such conduct thus constituted attempting to commit prohibited conduct in violation of the Policy. The Panel next assessed the charge against Respondent regarding ingesting ketamine off Complainant's naked torso in the alumni room on October 20, 2024. The Panel first noted that Respondent consistently denied consuming any drugs in the alumni room that night. The Panel also noted that all accounts indicated that Respondent entered the alumm room at or about the same time as and likewise consistently stated that Respondent did not ingest ketamine while in the room that night. The Panel further considered that Complainant thought Respondent participated in ingesting ketamine off her that night, but did not actually observe him do so. The Panel also noted that, although recalled Respondent inhaling ketamine off Complainant, neither nor indicated the same. Finally, the Panel considered the apparent negative results of Respondent ketamine test and that both and Respondent indicated that hair follicle tests for ketamine could reveal the drug's presence for up to three months, with Respondent having taken the test within six weeks of October 20. Ultimately, in its review of the totality of the information collected, the Panel found the evidentiary record insufficient to show that Respondent ingested ketamine off Complainant's body in the early morning hours of October 20 and therefore detennined that he is not responsible for sexual assault under the Policy. 23 The Panel did not find Respondent 's statements regarding his intent to borrow "vape" or check on to be matenTa to its analysis in this regard as, even if tme, e cou ave ad multiple reasons for gomgto e alumni room that night-including to view someone in a state of undress or involved in sexual activity. Page 37 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 39 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. 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NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 87 of 99 --- Page 88 --- J Page 86 of 97 Hearin Panel Decision . 88 of 99 Priv Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 88 of 99 --- Page 89 --- V. Sanctions and Recommendations In determining sanctions and remedies in this matter, the Panel considered the goals of the Policy and the Procedures, as well as all factors listed in Procedures Section 26.13, applied to each party individually, as appropriate. The Panel also considered the impact and mitigation statements submitted. Page 87 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 89 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 89 of 99 --- Page 90 --- I I Page 88 of 97 Hearin Panel Decision . 90 of 99 Priv Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 90 of 99 --- Page 91 --- I Page 89 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 91 of 99 Private (94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 91 of 99 --- Page 92 --- C. In determining sanctions and remedies with respect to Respondent , the Panel reviewed the seriousness of the prohibited conduct committed (attempted sexual exploitation), as well as the underlying circumstances. The Panel considered that Respondent 's conduct perpetuated for Complainant an experience of unwelcome and uninvited exposure. She described those moments in the hearing on May 2, 2025, by saying, "I felt like bait. I felt like lions around me. It just wasa totally debilitating place to be in." The Panel also acknowledged Respondent 's statement at the hearing on May 21, 2025, "I was sorry that maybeif it wasn't consensual and she was victimized, I was sorry for not stopping it. And that I'm sorry I couldn't tell if she was under the influence [. . .] just sorry that I felt like if something actually bad happened, I didn't stop it." (Trans. 5/21; 176) Upon due deliberation, the Panel imposed the following sanction with respect to Respondent 's Policy violation: " Imposition of a one-way No Contact Order (NCO) with Complainant, wherein all duties, burdens, and obligations of no contact between the parties are carried by Respondent for the duration of his enrollment at the University. o Modifications to the NCOmaybe made consistent with the Procedures only at the discretion of the Title IX Coordinator. Aviolation of the NCOmaybe additional prohibited conduct. " Within ninety (90) days after this Decision becomes final (otherwise subject to reasonable extension approved by the Title IX Coordinator), Respondent will participate in a Directed Study through COCRfocused on the issues of social media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention. o Respondent will contact the COCRat ([email protected]) to coordinate and schedule this study with the Civil Rights Education and Training Specialist. The COCRwill monitor compliance with this sanction. " Within ninety (90) days after this Decision becomes final (otherwise subject to reasonable extension approved by the Title IX Coordinator), Respondent will submit to the Title IX OfEcc a reflection paper that engages with the specific circumstances for which he was found responsible and contains a detailed proposal for future University educational materials to train undergraduate students around the intersection of social media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention. The reflection paper must also include recommendations to the University's Office of Sorority & Fraternity Life with respect to substance use prevention efforts in Greek Life organizations on campus. Use of artificial intelligence tools of any kind in the creation of this reflection paper is prohibited. " The Hearing Panel expects that Respondent will take this educational opportunity seriously and apply what he learns to help improve the University/Greek Life community. Page 90 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision . 92 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 92 of 99 --- Page 93 --- To that end, and to the extent reasonably requested by COCR,Respondent will engage substantively in creating educational programming for the University community around the intersection of social media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention and substance use prevention on campus. The Panel imposes this sanction with knowledge of Respondent 's lack of non-academic disciplinary record and with the intent that it provide him opportunity for understanding and maturation, as well as to actively contribute to the safety of both Complainant and the University community as a whole. 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NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 95 of 99 --- Page 96 --- I I I I I I Page 94 of 97 Hearin Panel Decision . 96 of 99 Priv Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 96 of 99 --- Page 97 --- I Page 95 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision 97 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 97 of 99 --- Page 98 --- I I Respectfully submitted, Savannah Bao Kelly King-O'Brien Rob Kotaska Page 96 of 97 Hearing Panel Decision - 98 of 99 Private [94428] Distribution Not Permitted, See Policy 6.4 Distributed 08/18/2025 CI2026-22098 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 44 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026 98 of 99 --- Page 99 --- VI. Appeal Information Parties mayappeal this Determination. The Procedures set forth the process applicable to any appeal. In sum, appeals maybe brought only upon one or more of the following grounds: 1. The sanctions or remedies are not commensurate with the injury/violation or are unjust. 2. AUniversity official or officials, including the Hearing Panel, assigned responsibility for performing specific functions by these procedures, violated the fair application of relevant University procedures, and such violation may have had a prejudicial effect upon the outcome. This includes conflict of interest or bias. 3. AUniversity official or officials, including the Hearing Panel, assigned responsibility for performing specific functions by these procedures, committed an error in interpreting Policy 6.4, these procedures, and such error mayhave had a prejudicial effect upon the outcome. This includes determinations of jurisdiction and determinations of Hearing Process. 4. The Hearing Panel rendered a decision that is clearly erroneous. 5. Newevidence was discovered after the Hearing Panel's decision that could not have readily been discovered before the decision and that would have probably changed the outcome. A party may commencean appeal by submitting a written statement to the Title IX Coordinator within ten (10) business days of issuance of the Hearing Panel's decision. The appeal statement must set forth: " the determination(s) being appealed, " the specific ground(s) for the appeal, and " the facts supporting the grounds. The appeal statement will be limited to 3500 words. Failure to submit an appeal within the ten (10) business days or any approved extension constitutes waiver of the right to appeal. 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