{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DigitalDocument","altText":"OTHER COURT FILED DOCUMENT Redacted - Hearing Panel Decision","alternateName":"NYSCEF-case-4c779433507a-000044.pdf","caption":"NYSCEF document #44 | Filed: 2026-09-30 | Filed by: Court User Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Jane Doe v. Cornell Univeristy (Tompkins County) | Source: NYSCEF","contentUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/509/raw","datePublished":"2026-10-19T12:20:56+00:00","description":"NYSCEF document #44 | Filed: 2026-09-30 | Filed by: Court User Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Jane Doe v. Cornell Univeristy (Tompkins County) | Source: NYSCEF","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","identifier":"509","isAccessibleForFree":true,"machineReadable":{"json":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/509/index.json","markdown":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/509/index.md"},"name":"OTHER COURT FILED DOCUMENT Redacted - Hearing Panel Decision","ocrStatus":"ready","ocrText":"--- Page 1 ---\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY\nCornell\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights - Hearing\nPanel Decision (94428)\nAugust\n18, 2025\nI.\nIntroduction......................................................................................................................\n....\n1\nII.\nApplicable\nPolicy......................................................................................................\n. ....\n.....\n2\nIII.\nProcedural\nOverview\n..........................................................................................................\n3\nIV.\nFindings\nand Responsibility\nDeterminations.....................................\n....\n.........................\n6\nA.\nUndisputed\nRelevant\nFacts - October 19 and 20,\n2024.......................\n.............................\n6\nB.\nComplainant's\nFirst\nConsumption of Ketamine\n............................\n.................................\n10\nC.\n..................................................................\n...\n.....\n...................................\n12\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n............\n..................................................\n12\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence.........\n.\n........................................................\n12\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect to\n....................................\n16\nD.\nComplainant's\nSecond Consumption of Ketamine...........................................................\n19\nE.\n......................................\n..........................................................................\n22\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n................................................................\n22\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n22\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n....................................\n27\nF.\nRespondent\n....\n..\n.......\n.................................................................................................\n31\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\nRespondent\n................................................................\n3I\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n32\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect\nto Respondent\n....................................\n36\nG.\n..................................................................................................................\n38\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n................................................................\n38\n2\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n38\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect\nto\n....................................\n42\nH.\n..................................................................................................................\n43\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n.................................................................\n43\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n44\ni\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n1 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex # : EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n1 of 99\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect to\n.....................................\n49\nI.\n................................................................................................................\n52\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n...............................................................\n52\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n53\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n...................................\n66\nJ.\n...........................................................................................................\n.....\n74\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n........................................................\n.......\n74\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n74\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n...\n......\n........................\n83\nV.\nSanctions\nand Recommendations\n..................................................\n. .........\n........................\n87\nA.\n......................................................................\n.....\n...\n...............................\n87\nB.\n...........................................................\n........\n...........................................\n89\nC.\nRespondent\n.................................................................\n...............................................\n90\nD.\n...................................................\n......\n.....................................................\n91\nE.\n........................................\n....\n......\n............................................................\n92\nF.\n......................................\n.....\n..................................................................\n93\nG.\n.................................\n.....\n.........................................................................\n95\nH.\nRecommendations\nto the University\n................................................................................\n96\nVI.\nAppeal Information.......\n...\n............................................................................................\n97\n..\n11\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n2 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n2 of 99\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY\nCornell\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights -Hearing\nPanel Decision (94428)\nAugust\n18, 2025\nL\nIntroduction\nThis matter\ninvolves\nconduct that\nCornell\nUniversity\n(the\n\"University\")\nundergraduate\nstudent\n(\"Complainant\")\nreported\nto the Comell Office\nof Civil\nRights (COCR)1\nregarding\nher experiences\non October 19 and 20, 2024,\nat the Chi Phi Fraternity\nhouse located\nat 107\nEdgemoor Lane in Ithaca,\nNewYork (the \"Chi Phi house\"),\non the Cornell\nUniversity\n(the\n\"University\")\ncampus. Complainant\nmet with COCRand provided\nan initial\nin erview on\nNovember 14, 2024. The University\ninitiated\na Formal Complaint on November 22, 2024,2\nalleging\nthat\nthe following\nUniversity\nundergraduates\nand then-members of the Chi Phi\nFraternity\n(the\n\"fraternity\"\nor \"Chi Phi\")\nengaged in prohibited\nconduct on the night\nof October\n19 into\nthe\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20, 2024 (the \"October\n19 incidents\"):\n('\n\"\n('\n\"\n(\"Respondent\n\");\n('\n\"),\nand\n\";\ncollectively,\n\"Respondents\"\nand\nwith Complainant,\nthe\n\"parties\").\nThe Formal Complaint\nalleged\nthat Respondents variously\nengaged in conduct constituting\nsexual\nassault\nsexual\nexploitation,\nand/or\naiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nas prohibited\nby University\nPolicy\n6.4.3\nUniversity\nInvestigator\nSamantha Freeburn (the\n\"Investigator\")\ninvestigated\nthe Formal\nComplaint\ncharges pursuant\nto the University's\nProcedures\nfor\nResolution\nof Reports\nAgainst\nStudents Under Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\n6.4\n(the \"Procedures\").\nThe Investigator\nsummarized\nthe relevant\nevidence\ncollected\nin an Investigative\nReport (the\n\"IR\")\nwith\naccompanying\nappendices.4\nAthree-member Hearing Panel\n(the\n\"Panel\")\nconducted a live\nhearing\n(the\n\"hearing\")\npursuant\nto the Procedures\non May2,\n5, 12-15, 20-22,\nand 27-29,\n2025. This Decision\noutlines\nthe\n1At the time, COCRwas named the Office\nof Institutional\nEquity & Title\nIX (OIETIX).\n2 As di cussed further\nin Section\nIII\nbelow, Complainant\nfiled\na Formal Complaint\nwith OIETIX on January\n16,\n2025, which modified\nthe Formal Complaint\ninitiated\nby the University\non November 22, 2024. That Formal\nCompla nt was further\nupdated on March 13, 2025 (the \"Formal\nComplaint\").\nAll\nreferences\nherein to the Formal\nComplaint\nare to the March 13 updated Formal Complaint.\n3 Charges specific\nto each Respondent\nare included\nin Sections\nIV.C,\nIV.E,\nIV.F,\nIV.G, IV.H,\nIV.\nI, and IV.J below.\n4 All\ncitations\nto materials\nin this\nHearing Panel Decision\n(the\n\"Decision\")\nreference\nthe evidentiary\nrecord,\nwhich\nincludes\nthe appendices accompanying\nthe IR (\"App.\")\nand hearing\ntranscripts\n(\"Trans.\").\nAll\nquotations\nherein\nare\nexcerpted from such materials\nand retain\ntheir\noriginal\nspelling,\ngrammar,\npunctuation,\nand capitalization,\nunless\notherwise\nindicated,\nexcept that non-material\nedits\nin punctuation\nand capitalization\nwere madeto certain\nquotations\nfor\nclarity.\nPage 1 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n3 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n3 of 99\n\n--- Page 4 ---\ninvestigation\nand hearing\nprocess,\nsummarizes the Panel's\nfindings,\nand provides\nthe Panel's\ndeterminations\nregarding\nthe Formal Complaint\ncharges and applicable\nUniversity\npolicy.\nAs discussed\nfurther\nin Section IV below,\nupon due consideration\nof all\ninformation\nsummarized\nin the\nInvestigative\nReport and submitted\nby parties\nand witnesses\nin interviews,\nin writing,\nand\nat the\nhearing,\nthe Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence:\n\"\nRespondent\nis responsible\nfor\nattempted\nsexual\nexploitation\nin violation\nof the\nPolicy.\nHe is not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nassault.\nSanctions\nimposed by the Panel,\nas well\nas recommendations\nto the University\nbased on its\nfindings,\nmaybe found in Section V below.\nH.\nApplicable\nPolicy\nIn assessing\nthe Formal Complaint\nallegations,\nthe Panel applied\nthe definitions\nof sexual\nexploitation,\nsexual\nassault,\naiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nand attempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct set forth\nin Section\n3 of the Procedures.\nThe Procedures\ndefine\nsexual\nexploitation,\nin\nrelevant\npart,\nas:\n[I]ntentionally\n[.\n. . o]bserving\nanother\nperson when that\nperson\nis nude or engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\nwithout\nthe knowledge and consent of the person observed\n[.\n. .];\n[.\n. .] and\nPage 2 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n4 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n4 of 99\n\n--- Page 5 ---\n[c]ausing\nanother person to becomeincapacitated\nwith\nthe\nintent\nof making that person\nvulnerable\nto nonconsensual sexual\nassault\nor sexual\nexploitation.\nThe Procedures\ndefine\nsexual\nassault\nas \"(1)\nsexual\nintercourse\nor (2)\nsexual contact\n(3) without\naffirmative\nconsent.\"\nThe further\ndefinitions\nand provisions\nrelated\nto sexual\nassault\nunder the\nPolicy\nare incorporated\nherein by reference.\nRegarding aiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nthe Procedures\nprovide,\n\"A person aids prohibited\nconduct\nif,\nwith\nthe\nintent\nto promote or facilitate\nsuch conduct,\nthat person helps another person\ncommit the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nRegarding attempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct,\nthe Procedures\nprovide,\n\"A person\nattempts\nto commit prohibited\nconduct\nif,\nwith\nthe intent\nto commit such conduct,\nthat\nperson\nengages in conduct directly\ntending\ntoward completion\nof the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nm.\nProcedural\nOverview5\nOnNovember 8, 2024,\nthe Director\nof the University's\nOffice\nof Sorority\nand Fraternity\nLife\nfiled\nan incident\nreport\nwith OIETIX regarding\nrecently-alleged\nsexual\nassault\nand substance\nuse\nat the Chi Phi house. OnNovember 14, Complainant met with\nthe\nInvestigator\nand University\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nLauren Branchini\n(the\n\"Title\nIX Coordinator\"),\nas well\nas representatives\nfrom the Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\nDepartment (CUPD) and the University's\nOffice\nof Student\nConduct and Community Standards\n(OSCCS). During that\nmeeting,\nComplainant\nrequested\na\nformal\ncomplaint\nunder the\nPolicy.\nShe was interviewed\nby the\nInvestigator\nand CUPD\nInvestigator\nJeff Northrop\nthat same day (Complainant's\n\"November 14 interview\").\nOn\nNovember 15, Complainant was interviewed\nby the\nInvestigator,\nInvestigator\nNorthrop,\nand\nOSCCSInvestigator\nSevyn Hardy (Complainant's\n\"November 15 interview\").\nAlso on that\ndate,\nComplainant\nreviewed,\nsigned,\nand submitted\nto CUPDa written\nstatement\nregarding\nthe\nOctober 19 incidents\n(Complainant's\n\"November 15 CUPDstatement\").\nAfter\ninitial\nassessment,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\ninitiated\na formal\ncomplaint\nand investigation\nregarding\nthe information\nprovided.\nComplainant was notified\nof this\ndecision\non November 21,\n2024, on which date she informed\nthe Title\nIX Office\nthat\nshe wished to be a party\nto the\nmatter.\nOnNovember 22,\nthe Title\nIX Coordinator\nsigned\na University\ncomplaint\nand notified\nRespondents of the same in writing.\nThe Investigator\nbegan collecting\ninformation-including\nby way of investigative\ninterviews\nwith\nparties\nand witnesses-shortly\nthereafter.\nOn January\n14,\n2025, Complainant\nsubmitted\nan updated,\nsigned version\nof the Formal Complaint\n(the\n\"January\n14 Formal Complaint\"),\nby which she joined\nthe matter\nas a party;\nRespondents received\nwritten\n5 This Decision\nsununarizes\nthe procedural\nbackground\nof the matter.\nAdditional\ndetails\nin\nthis\nregard maybe found\nin the Investigative\nReport and Appendices\nthereto,\nas well\nas within\nthe hearing transcripts\nand record,\nwhich are\nincorporated\nherein by reference.\nPage 3 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n5 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n5 of 99\n\n--- Page 6 ---\nnotice\nof the same, as well\nas a copy of Complainant's\nJanuary 14 Formal Complaint,\non January\n16.\nOn January\n22, 2025,\nthe\nparties\nreceived\nall\ninformation\nrelated\nto the January\n14 Formal\nComplaint\nthat had been collected\nby the\nInvestigator\nthusfar.\nInitial\ninvestigative\ninterviews\nwith\nparties\nand witnesses\nin this\nmatter\ntook place as follows:\n\"\nDecember 3, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\";\nhis\n\"interview\")\n\"\nDecember6, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember9, 2024:\n(his \"December 9 interview\")\n\"\nDecember9, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 9, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nher\n\"interview\")\n\"\nDecember 10, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 11, 2024:\n(his \"December\n11 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 13, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 16, 2024: Respondent\n(his \"December 16 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 17, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 17, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nher\n\"December 17 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\n(his \"December 18 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\n(his \"interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nNational\nChi Phi fraternity\norganization\nstaff member\n.\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember20, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember23, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember23, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nhis\n\"interview\")\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n7, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary 8, 2025:\n(his\n\"January\n8 interview\")\n\"\nJanuary\n8, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n9, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n16, 2025:\nPage 4 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n6 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n6 of 99\n\n--- Page 7 ---\n\"\nJanuary\n24, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n24, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n27, 2025:\n(his\n\"January\n27 interview\")\nParty follow-up\ninterviews\nand additional\nwitness\ninterviews\nthen took place\nas follows:\n\"\nFebruary 4, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 4, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 7, 2025: Complainant\n(her\n\"February\n7 interview\")\n\"\nFebruary\n7, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n10, 2025:\n(his\n\"February\n10 interview\")\n\"\nFebruary\n10, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n12, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n13, 2025: Complainant\n\"\nFebruary\n13, 2025:\n\"\nFebruary 21, 2025:\n\"\nFebruary 24, 2025: Responden\n\"\nFebruary 24, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 25, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 27, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 28, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nMarch 3, 2025:\n\"\nMarch 5, 2025:\nIn\ntotal,\nthe\nInvestigator\nconducted over 50 interviews\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation,\nincluding\nwith\n32\nwitnesses\nand all\nparties\nexcept\nwho declined\nto participate\nin an interview\nin\nthis\nmatter.6\nOnMarch 12, 2025, Complainant\nfiled\nan updated Formal Complaint,\nwhich added charges\nto\nthe January\n14 Formal Complaint.\nRespondents received\na copy of the updated Formal\nComplaint\non March 13. Consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures,\nthe parties\nwere provided with\nthe\ninvestigative\nrecord\nand notified\nof the opportunity\nto respond to the same on March 21.\nThe parties\nwere notified\nof the Hearing Panel memberson March 28 and April\n4, 2025, and that\nAttorney\nMeaghanBorys would\nact as Hearing Chair\nfor\nthe matter\non April\n2. The Investigative\nReport was issued on April\n16, 2025. Consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures,\nthe Panel held the hearing\nvia Zoomvideoconference\non May2, 5,\n12-15,\n20-22, and 27-29.\nComplainant\nand all\nRespondents except\nfor\nsubmitted\nwritten\nopening statements,\nsubmitted\nclosing\n6 Consistent with Procedures Section 21.1,\nthe Panel did not draw any negative\ninference\nwith\nrespect\nto\n's decision\nin this\nregard.\nPage 5 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n7 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n7 of 99\n\n--- Page 8 ---\nstatement(s)-orally\nand/or\nin writing-and\nanswered questions\nof the Hearing\nChair,\nPanel\nmembers, their own advisor,\nand other parties'\nadvisors\nduring\nthe\nhearing.7\nThe following\nwitnesses\nalso appeared at the hearing\nand answered questions\nposed by the Hearing Chair,\nPanel\nAfter\nthe\nclose\nof the hearing,\nthe Panel received\nwritten\nclosing\nstatements\nas submitted\nand\nengaged in deliberations\non its\nfindings,\ndeterminations,\nand sanctions\non June 2, 5, 16-17, 26\n30, and July\n7, 2025.\n9\nIV.\nFindings\nand Responsibility\nDeterminations\nThe following\nfindings\nand determinations\nwere madeby a majority\nvote\nf the Panel based on a\npreponderance of the evidence\n(\"more-likely-than-not\")\nstandard\nand resulted\nfrom evaluating\nall\nrelevant\ninformation\ncollected\nby the\nInvestigator\nand during\nthe hearing\nprocess,\nincluding\nboth\ninculpatory\nand exculpatory\nevidence.10\nCredibility\nassessments were not based on an\nindividual's\nstatus\nas Complainant,\nRespondent, or witness\nfor any particular\nallegation(s).\nConsistent\nwith\nProcedures\nSection\n26.2,\nthe Panel presumed all Respondents not responsible\nfor\nany Policy\nviolation\nprior\nto making\nits\nfinal\ndeterminations.\nA.\nUndisputed Relevant Facts - October 19 and 20, 2024\nBased on its review of the evidentiary\nrecord,\nthe Panel considered\nthe following\nfacts\nregarding\nthe night\nof October 19 into\nOctober 20, 2024,\nto be materially\nundisputed\nand supported\nby a\npreponderance of the evidence\nin the record,\nwhich\nis incorporated\nherein by reference.\nThe\nPanel included\nsuch undisputed\nfacts\nin\nits\nfindings\nand determinations,\naccordingly.\nOn the night of October\n19, 2024, Complainant consumed alcohol\nbefore\narriving\nat the Chi Phi\nhouse at the\ninvitation\nof\n. The fraternity\nwas hosting\na party\nthat\nnight.\n7 Per Procedures Sect on 21.1\nforfeited\nhis opportunity\nto testify\nat the hearing in this\nmatter by way\nof written\nopening\nstatement,\ndirect\nquestioning,\nand closing\nstatement\ns\nbecause he declined\nto participate\nin an\ninvestigative\ninterview\nthat\nthe Investigator\ndeemednecessary.\n(IR,12)\nwas offered\nthe opportunity\nto cross-examine\nother parties\nand witnesses through\nhis advisor\nand to answer questions of the Hearing\nChair,\nPanel,\nand other\nparties'\nadvisors\nas a witness.\nHe elected\nto ask questions of other parties\nand witnesses through\nhis\nadvisor,\nbut not to answer questions or attend\nthe hearing.\nConsistent with Procedures Sections 21.1 and 21.2,\nand\nrecogni\ning that\nparticipation\nin the process was entirely\nvoluntary\nfor\nall\nparties,\nthe Panel did not draw any\nnegative\ninference\nfrom his decisions\nin\nthis\nregard.\n8\nwere also\ncalled\nto testify\nat the\n9 COnSiStent With the Procedures,\nthe Hearing Chair was present\nfor and participated\nin deliberations,\nbut did not\nvote with\nrespect\nto findings\nof fact,\ndeterminations\nof responsibility,\nor sanctions.\nNWhile\nthis\nsection\nprovides\nvarious summaries of evidence as relevant\nto the Panel's\nfindings\nand determinations,\nit\nis not intended\nto, nor does it, provide\na comprehensive\nreview of the entire\nevidentiary\nrecord with\nrespect\nto all\ncircumstances\nrelated\nto the Complaint\nand reviewed by the Panel.\nPage 6 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n8 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n8 of 99\n\n--- Page 9 ---\nas a sober monitor\nfor\nthe party,\nand\nwere the\nfraternity's\nsocial\nchairs\nat the time.\nShortly\nafter\nComplainant's\narrival,\nked\nComplainant\nif she would\nlike\nto engage in a \"threesome.\"\nComplainant\nunderstood this\nsuggestion\nto be indicative\nof sexual\nactivity\namongherself,\nand a third\nperson\nand expressed\ninterest.\nAs of that\nnight,\nComplainant had strong\nromantic\nfeelings\nfor and sexual\ninterest\nin\nd had for sometime.\nThe two then proceeded to a bedroom on the\nsecond floor\nof the house-belonging\nto\n,\nand University\nundergraduate\nstudent\nknown within\nthe\nfraternity\nas the \"alumni\nroom.\" The alumm room was located\noff\na balcony\narea where individuals\noften\ngathered\nand\nwas generally\nregarded\nby membersof the\nfratemity\nas a social\nroom, serving\nboth as a bedroom\nfor\n, and\nand as a generally-unlocked\nspace where\nfraternity\nmembers(and,\nin particular,\nsophomore fraternity\nmemberssuch as\nwould commonly congregate\nafter\nparties.\nThe fumiture\nin the room at the time\nconsisted\nof three\nbeds, one loveseat-style\ncouch, and at least one chair\nas present\nin the alumni room when Complainant\nand\narrived.\"\nNoothers\nwere present.\nComplainant\nand\nere friends\nat the time and had\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\ntogether\nin the past. After\nComplainant\nand\nentered\nthe alumni room on October\n19, the three\nparties\nengaged in sexual\nactivity,\nfor which\nComplainant provided\nconsent.\nSpecifically,\nComplainant engaged in oral\nsex with\nn or near the couch,\nwhile\nengaged in vaginal-penile\nsex with her from\nbehind (the \"threesome activity\").\nThe parties\nended the threesome activity\nafter someminutes.\nAt or around that\ntime,\nthe three consumedliquor\nand smokedmarijuana\ntogether.\nKetamine was\nintroduced\namong the group,\nas well,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.B below.\nKetamine was a\nsubstance used by multiple\nindividuals\nin the Chi Phi house at the\ntime,\nincluding\nwho had overdosed on or about October\n18, 2024.\nAt somepoint,\nmoved himself\nto a bed in the room and fell\nasleep or was\notherwise\nunconscious.\nComplainant\nand\nremained together\non or near the couch.\nAt or around 1:00 a m. on October 20, 2024,\nentered\nthe alumni room and\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\nwith Complainant,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.C below.\nWhile\nwas present\nin the alumm room,\nwoke, and\nparticipated\nin contemporaneous sexual\nactivity\nwith Complainant\nfor someamount of time,\nas\ndiscussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.H below.\nleft\nthe room shortly\nthereafter.\n11 The Panel recognized\nthe disputed\nissue of whether\naccompanied\nComplainant\nand\no the alumni room initially\n(as recalled\nby\nor whether he was already\nin the room when\nthey arrived\n(as recalled\nby Co\ne Panel did not consider a finding\non the sameto\ndeterminations\nand noted that\nwas nonetheless present whenComplainant\nand\nentered the room.\nPage 7 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision-\n9d 99\nPrivate\n[94428)\nDistribution\nNot Pennitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n9 of 99\n\n--- Page 10 ---\nAt or just\nafter\n2:00\na.m.,\nentered\nthe alumni room. While present\nin the alumni\nroom, he consumed ketamine off Complainant's\nbody,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.I\nbelow.\nAt or around 2:15\na.m.,\nentered\nthe alumni room. While\npresent,\nhe kissed\nComplainant\nand consumed ketamine off her body, as discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.E below. At\nor around 2:30\na.m.,\nRespondents\nentered\nthe alumni room.\nAt or around 5:00\na.m.,12 Complainant,\n, and\nmoved from the\nalumni room to a commonspace on the\nfourth\nfloor\nof the Chi Phi house known within\nthe\nfraternity\nas the \"Pentz\"-off\nof which was the bedroom shared by\nand\n-after\nwhich they proceeded into\na smaller room adjacent\nto the Pentz\ncalled\nthe \"foffice.\"\nThe foffice\nincluded\nboth storage space and an alcove where\nhad arranged\na work\nspace with\nat least one desk,\na computer,\nand two chairs.\nWhile\nin the\nfoffice,\nsexual\nactivity\noccurred\ninvolving\nComplainant\nengaging in oral\nsex with\n, as discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.I\nbelow,\nand vaginal-penile\nsex between Complainant and\nas\ndiscussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.J\nbelow.\nAfter\nthat sexual\nactivity\nended, Complainant\nslept\nin\nbed with him before\nreturning\nto her residence.\nBetween\n1:42\na.m. and 2:27 a.m. on October 20, 2024,\nmultiple\nRespondents wrote messages\nand otherwise\ninteracted\nwith a Snapchat group chat\ntitled\n\"Chi Phi Actives\"\n(the\n\"Actives\ngroup\")\nthat\nconsisted\nof approximately\n40 or more active\nmembersof the Chi Phi fraternity.\nThat sequence of activity\nwas captured\nby a videorecording\ncontained\nin Appendix C (the\n\"Snapchat video\")\u00b93\nand summarized by the\nInvestigator\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation\n(App. C, 21).\nComplainant\nhad no contemporaneous knowledge of the existence\nof such messages. The\nSnapchat video\nshowed a message at\n1 42 a m. that\nread,\n\"Free pussy in alum pu[.]\"\n(App.\nC, 21)\nThe Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence-including\nmultiple\nRespondents'\nstatements-that\n\"alum\"\nreferred\nto the alumni room and that \"pu\" was an abbreviation\nof the\nphrase\n\"pull\nup,\" which\nindicated\nan invitation.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nfound that\nthe word \"pussy\"\nmore likely\nthan not referred\nto female sexual anatomy,\nspecifically,\nthe\nvagina.14\nComplainant\ncorr\nsponded directly\nwith\nby text\nmessage after\nthe\nnight of October\n19, 2024.\n12 Based on the preponderance\nof the evidence\nin the record-including\ninformation\nsubmitted by\n-the\nPanel found\nthat\nand\nappeared in the alumni room at or aroun\n:\na.m.\nand re\nested,\nin some form,\nat a\nt ose\nresent\nexit\nt\ne room. The Panel further\ncredited\nthat\nwere with\nand\nat that\ntime.\n13 The Snapchat video was submitted\nanonymously.\nThe recording depicted an unknownindividual's\ncell\nphone\nscreen,\non which was displayed\nthe Actives\ngroup Snapchat messages discussed herein.\nBased on the preponderance\nof the evidence,\nthe Panel understood\nthat\nthe unknownuser whose cell\nphone was recorded by way of the Snapchat\nvideo\nnecessarily\nwas both a memberof the Actives\ngroup and the Chi Phi fraternity\nas of October\n20, 2024.\nN In addition\nto the evidentiary\nrecord,\nthe Panel considered the reasonable\ninterpretation\nof the word as commonly\nused-see,\ne.g.,\nhttps:avww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pussy,\ndefining\n\"pussy\"\nas \"vulva,\"\n\"sexual\nintercourse,\"\nand \"the\nfemale partner\nin sexual intercourse.\"\nPage 8 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n10 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n10 of 99\n\n--- Page 11 ---\nAs discussed\nthroughout\nthis\nDecision,\nnumerous parties\nconsumed the\ncontrolled\nsubstance\nketamine in powdered form on the night of October 19 into\nthe early\nmorning hours of October\n20, 2024. According\nto the United\nStates\nDepartment of Justice\n(\"DOJ\")\nand Drug Enforcement\nAgency (\"DEA\")\n2024 Fact Sheet on Ketamine\n(the \"DOJ and DEAfact\nsheet\")\ncontained\nin the\nevidentiary\nrecord,\nketamine\nis a \"dissociative\nanesthetic\nthat\nhas somehallucinogenic\neffects.\nKetamine\ndistorts\nthe perception\nof sight\nand sound and makesthe user feel\ndisconnected\nand not\nin control.\n[.\n. . I]t\nmakes patients\nfeel\ndetached\nfrom their\npain and environment.\"\n(App.\nB, 344)\nThe fact\nsheet\ncontinues,\n\"Ketamine\ncan induce\na state of sedation\n(feeling\ncalm and relaxed),\nimmobility,\nrelief\nfrom pain,\nand amnesia (no memory of events while\nunder the influence\nof the\ndrug) and is used for\nthe\ndissociative\nsensations\nand hallucinogenic\neffects.\nKetamine has also\nbeen used to facilitate\nsexual\nassault.\"\n(App. B, 344)\nIt\nalso\nprovides,\n\"Ketamine\ncomes in a [.\n. .]\nwhite\nor off-white\npowder. Powdered ketamine\n[.\n. .]\nis typically\npackaged in\n[.\n. .] small\nplastic\nbags [and\n. . .]\nis cut\ninto\nlines known as bumps and snorted.\n[.\n. .] The onset of effects\nis rapid\nand often\noccurs\nwithin\na few minutes of taking\nthe drug[.\n. . It] maycause unwanted side\neffects\nsuch as:\nagitation,\ndepression,\ncognitive\ndifficulties,\nunconsciousness,\nand amnesia.\"\n(App.\nB,\n344-345) The DOJand DEAfact\nsheet\nalso\nindicates\nthat\ncer ain\neffects\nof ketamine may last\n\"approximately\n30 to 60 minutes[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 345)\nThe scientific\npaper \"Ketamine\"\ncontained\nin the evidentiary\nrecord\n(the \"Ketamine\npaper\")\nconfirmed\nthat ketamine\nis a substance approved for\nuse in the medical field\n\"as a general\nanesthetic.\"\n(App. B, 346) The Ketamine paper provided\nthat,\nin \"doses below a certain\nthreshold,\nketamine produces analgesia\nand sedation.\nHowever,\n[above\nthat\nthreshold],\nthe\ncharacteristic\ndissociative\nstate abruptly\nappears,\"\nwhich\n\"is\ninconsistent\nwith\n[.\n. .] moderate\nsetation\nor deep\nsedation[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 348) The scientific\narticle\n\"Ketamine:\n50 Years of\nModulating\nthe Mind\" contained\nin the\nevidentiary\nrecord\n(collectively\nwith\nthe DOJand DEA\nfact\nsheet and the Ketamine\npaper,\nthe \"expert\nmaterials\")\nsimilarly\nnoted about\nthe use of the\ndrug in a clinical\nsetting,\n\"Ketamine\nproduces an unusual\nstate,\nsometimes referred\nto as\n'dissociative\nanesthesia[.]'\n[.\n. .] During\nthis\ndissociative\nstate,\npatients\nmight appear awake\n[.\n. .]\nbut they\nare unable to respond to sensory\ninput.\"\n(App.\nB, 359)\nIt continued,\n\"At lower\n['recreational']\ndoses,\nstimulant\neffects\npredominate,\nand users experience\nmild\ndissociation\nwith\nhallucinations\nand a distortion\nof time and space,\"\nwith\n\"effects\nresolv[ing]\napproximately\n2\nh[ours]\nafter\nacute ketamine use[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 362) The Ketamine paper indicated\nthat\nthe \"most\ncommonadverse drug reactions\nassociated\nwith ketamine are nausea, vomiting,\ndizziness,\ndiplopia,\ndrowsiness,\ndysphoria,\nand confusion.\"\n(App.\nB, 350)\nComplainant\nconsumed ketamine in powdered form on the night of October\n19, 2024. During\nthe\nhearing\non May2, 2025, Complainant\ndescribed\nher experience\nof the\neffects\nof ketamine to\ninclude\nfeeling\nlike\nher \"lights\nwere on, but no one was home,\" which she indicated\nwas a state\nof \"vague consciousness\"\nwherein she \"d[id]n't\nknow what's\ngoing on from thing\nto thing.\"\n(Trans.\n5/2;\n21,\n63, 64) At the hearing\non May 5, she elaborated\non her experience\nof that\neffect\nby saying,\n\"You look\nlike\nan operating\nhuman being.\n[.\n. . Y]ou don't\nlook dead or asleep\nPage 9 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n11 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n11 of 99\n\n--- Page 12 ---\nnecessarily.\nSo, lights\nare on, but nobody's home. Your brain\nis not functioning\nat\nits\nproper\nlevel.\"\n(Trans.\n5/5;\n90) The Panel found this\n\"lights\non, nobody home\" description\nconsistent\nwith\nthe known \"dissociative\"\neffect\nof ketamine repeatedly\nemphasized in the expert\nmaterials.\nB.\nComplainant's\nFirst\nConsumption\nof Ketamine\nComplainant\nconsistently\nrecounted\nthat\nshe consumed ketamine with\nclose in time\nto their\nthreesome activity\non October 19, 2024. She referenced\nit as \"the\nfirst\ntime\"\nshe did ketamine that\nnight\nduring\nrecorded\ntelephone\ncalls\nwith\nthat\ntook place on or about November 6 and 7. (App.\nB, 171-173;\nApp. C, 24,\n28, 38) In her\nNovember 14 interview,\nshe explained\nthat\nwhile\nshe did not have an independent\nmemory of\nconsuming ketamine for\nthe\nfirst\ntime\nthat\nevening,\nshe nonetheless\n\"kn[e]w\"\nit occurred\nbased\non an experience\nwith\nketamine later\nin the night,\nwhen she \"remember[ed]\nthinking\n[it]\nwas\n[her]\nsecond time doing\nit\"\nand that\nshe \"already\ndid\nit once [before]\"\n(App.\nA; 47, 70)\nComplainant\nlikewise\nindicated\nin her November 15 CUPDstatement\nabout\nthat\nexperience,\n\"[I]t\nhit methat\nI had taken\n[k]etamine\non the couch with\nand\nearlier\nin the night.\n[.\n. .]\nI remembersmoking marijuana\nbut\nhe ket\nmine\n[.\n. .]\nI have zero\nmemory of. All\nI could rememberwas the\nfeeling\nthat\nI had already\ndone [k]etamine\nonce[.]\"\nComplainant\nsaid\nat the hearing\non May2, 2025,\n\"I know that\nit was given\nto me.\nalso\ndid\nit.\nIt was on the couch[;]\nit was the\nthree\nof us had ketamine.\n[.\n. .]\nI know it sounds super weird to say.\nI know it happened, but\nI don't remember\nit.\"\n(Trans.\n5/2;\n32)\nIn\nNovember 7, 2024,\nrecorded\ncall\nwith\nComplainant\n(the\n'\nNovember 7\ncall\"),\nhe said\nabout\nhimself,\nComplainant,\nand\nin the alumni room that\nnight,\n\"[W]e're\non the couch,\nand it's\nstar\ning. And then after\nlike\n10 minutes, we slowed down a bit.\nThen\npulled\nout the\n['liquor'],\nand we drank\nit. And then we started\nsmoking\nfrom there,\nmaybe another\nfive\nto 10 minutes afterwards.\nAnd then the\nK[isj\nstarted\nhappening.\"\n(App.\nC, 29)\nalso\nsubmitted\na written\nstatement\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation\ndated\nMarch 17, 2025 (his \"March 17 statement\"),\nregarding\nwhat occurred\nafter\nthe threesome\nactivity.\nHewrote in this\nregard,\n\"I inquired\nfor ketamine from\n[.\n. . .] Hepoured\nthe powder on a small key for himself and snorted\nit,\nthen handed methe key and the bag which\ncontained\nthe ketamine.\nI poured myself\nseveral\nkeys' worth and inhaled\nthem in rapid\nsuccession.\"\n(App. B, 259) He continued,\n\"[Complainant]\ndid not ingest\nany ketamine\nat this\npoint\nHowever, she shared\na sip of Jamaican liquor\nalong with meand\n.\" (App.\nB, 259)\nIn\ninterview,\nhe said about\nthe threesome activity\nand thereafter,\n\"[W]e\nstarted\nhaving sex in myroom, the\nthree\nof us.\n[.\n. .] Westopped,\ntook\na break.\nAnd that's\nwhen\nnoticed\na bag of ketamine[.\n. . .] And so,\noffers\nus, 'Hey,\ndo\n15 Considering\nthe\ntotality\nof the circumstances,\nthe Panel understood\nuse of the\nletter\n\"K\"\nin this\nstatement to reference ketamine.\nPage 10 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n12 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n12 of 99\n\n--- Page 13 ---\nyou want to do some?' I said,\n'Sure.'\n[Complainant]\ndeclined\nat that\npoint.\nSo, we didn't\nreally\npush her past that.\"\n(App. A, 184-185)\nAt the hearing\non May 12, 2025,\nfirst\nsaid\nabout\nthis\ntime of the\nnight,\n\"Wewere all\nsitting\non the couch talking.\n[.\n. .\n]\nreaches\nover,\nsees [the bag of ketamine],\npicks\nit up, asks if we want some.\" (Trans.\n5/12;\n60-61)\nHe also\nstated,\n\"[Complainant]\nsaid\nno, she'd\nnever done it before.\nWedidn't\nask again.\"\nLater\nin\nthe hearing,\nwhen asked about what,\nif any,\nsubstances\ngave to Complainant\nsaid,\n\"I\nguess,\nketamine,\nalcohol,\nweed[.\n. . .] Meand\ndid\nit, we\noffered\nit to her. She chose to take\nit. Wedidn't\nforce\nher to do anything.\"\n(Trans.\n5/12;\n149)\nIn assessing\nthe totality\nof the information\nprovided\nin this\nregard,\nthe Panel weighed\nComplainant's\ndescription\nof having ingested\nketamine wit\n|\nagainst\nthe\nlatter\ntwo's\naccount\nthat\nshe did not. The Panel\nfirst\nconsidered\nComplainant's\ncandor regarding\nnot having a specific\nmemory of consuming ketamine at that\ntime\nto be reasonably\nagainst\nher\nself-interest\nand therefore\nsomewhat indicative\nof credibility\nin her account,\nwhich\nthe Panel\nnoted was first\nprovided\nclose\nin time\nto the October 19 incidents\nand remained materially\nconsistent\nthereafter.\nThe Panel also\nconsidered\nComplainant's\nlack of ability\nto rememberthe\ndetails\nof this consumption\nconsistent\nwith\nthe\ntypical\neffects\nof ketamine described\nin the expert\nmaterials.\nLikewise,\nthe Panel noted Complainant's\nlack of memory regarding\nmany of her\nsubsequent\nexperiences\nwith\nas discussed\nin Section\nIV.C below,\nand found\nconsumption of ketamine consistent\nwith\nthe same.\nBy contrast,\nthe Panel noted\nthat\nboth confirmed\nthat ketamine\nconsumption\noccurred\nin the alumni room at that time\nin the night and yet offered\nmaterially\ncontrasting\nmemories of how the ketam ne was introduced,\nwhich reduced the weight attributed\nto both accounts.\nIn addition,\nthe Panel afforded\nless weight to\nwritten\nstatement\nthan those madeduring\nhis recorded\ncall\nwith\nComplainant,\ngiven\nthat\nhis written\nstatement was submitted\nafte\nhe received\nnotice\nof the Complaint\nallegations\nand therefore\nafter\nhe mayhave had a general\nmotive to indicate\nthat Complainant\ndid not consume ketamine\nin his\npresence.\nAdditionally,\nthe Panel noted\nthe apparent\ndiscrepancy\nin\nboth\nstating\nthat\nalone\ninitiated\nthe use of the ketamine and also\nusing\nthe pronoun \"we\" in\nthe same context\nto indicate\nthat\nthe two\n\"didn't\nreally\npush\" or \"ask\"\nComplainant\nabout\nit. The Panel found that\nthis\nrepeated\ninconsistency\nreduced the\ncredibility\nof his account\nin this\nregard.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nstatement\nat the\nhearing,\nwherein\nhe grouped ketamine with\nsubstances\nthat\nhe and\n\"offered\"\nComplainant\nand that\nshe \"chose to take,\"\nto reasonably\nindicate\nthat\nshe did\ningest\nketamine with\nthe two of them at\nor around the time of the threesome activity.\nFinally,\nthe Panel considered\nthe totality\nof the circumstances\npresented,\nincluding\nits\nfindings,\ndiscussed\nin Sections\nIV.H and IV.J\nbelow,\nthat\nboth\nseparately\ngave\nComplainant\nketamine at later\npoints\nin the ni\nThe\nPanel\ntherefore\nconsidered\ntheir\nprovision\nof ketamine to Complainant\nat this\nearlier\npoint\nof the\nPage 11 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n13 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n13 of 99\n\n--- Page 14 ---\nnight\nto be consistent\nwith\na pattern\nof conduct they each demonstrated later\nin time.\nThe Panel\nalso\nconsidered\nComplainant's\nalcohol\nconsumption\nprior\nto her arrival\nat the Chi Phi house, her\nfriendship\nwith\n, and her undisputed\nstrong\nattraction\nfor\n-the\nfeeling\nof which she described\nin her November 15 interview\nas a \"chokehold,\"\nadding that\nshe\nwould have done \"anything\nto please [him]\"\nat the time.\n(App. A, 35) Understanding\na typical\neffect\nof alcohol\nto be lowered inhibition\nin the context of the\nthree\nparties\nhaving engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\ntogether\nand having consumed alcohol\nand marijuana\ntogether,\nthe Panel found\nbased on the preponderance of the evidence\nthat Complainant\ningested\nketamine with\nin the alumni room on the night of October 19 close\nin time\nto the\nthreesome activity.\nC.\nI\nI\nFM\nPage 12 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n14 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n32 of 99\n\n--- Page 33 ---\nF.\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against Respondent\nAs set forth\nin the Formal Complaint,\nRespondent\nwas charged with\nviolating\nthe Policy's\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual Exploitation\nand Sexual Assault.\nSpecifically,\nthe alleged\nprohibited\nconduct was that\nhe:\n(a) intentionally\nviewed Complainant\nin a state of undress\nwithout\nher\nPage 31 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n33 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n33 of 99\n\n--- Page 34 ---\npermission;\nand (b) touched his nose to Complainant's\nnaked body and inhaled\na powdered\nsubstance\noff her body without\naffirmative\nconsent,\nincluding\nlack of affirmative\nconsent due to\nincapacitation.\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence\na.\nComplainant\nIn her November 14 interview,\nComplainant\nindicated\nthat,\nat somepoint\nduring\nthe night\nof\nOctober\n19, 2024, when she was \"naked\"\nin\nbed, \"two guys named\ng\"\nentered\nthe room. (App.\nA, 62) She recalled\nbeing introduced\nto them while\nwere also\nin the room. She described\nthem as \"standing\"\nat the\nfoot\nof the bed,\nadding,\n\"They\nfelt\nmore like\nvoyeurs than anything\nin the\nsituation.\nThey didn't\nget as\ncomfortable\nas everybody\nelse\ndid.\"\nAlthough\nshe was \"unsure\"\nof the particular\n\"sequence of\nthe[]\nevents,\"\nshe then recalled\ncertain\ninteractions\nwith\nexiting\nthe bed while\nnaked and \"flexing,\"\nand being\n\"berated\nwith\ncompliments.\"\n(App. A; 68-70,\n72) She also\nindicated\nthat\nasked to ingest\nketamine off her body and that\nshe agreed\nin some\nform.\nShe continued,\n\"I remember lying\ndown and covering myface\nup.\n[.\n. .] And they just\npoured all\nsorts\nof stuff\nall\nover meand did\nall\nsorts of drugs off mybody.\n[.\n. . S]everal\nlines\n[were]\ndone by almost\neverybody.\"\n(App. A, 73) In her November 15 interview,\nshe stated,\n\"I'm\nnot even sure\nif the two\nare in Chi Phi.\n[.\n. .] But they\nall were partaking\nin the drugs\nbecause they did them off of mybody. But\nI did put myhands over myface at that\npoint.\"\n(App.\nA; 126-127)\nIn her February 7 interview,\nComplainant\nsaid,\n\"[T]he\n, as far\nas I know,\nwere voyeurs.\nWell,\nexcept\nthe times\nthat\nthey did drugs off mybody, and who knows if they\ntouched anything\nwhile\nthey were doing\nthat[.]\"\n(App.\nA, 137) Although\nshe did not know what\neither\nof them looked\nlike\nafter\nthat\nnight,\nComplainant\nconsistently\nindicated\nthat\neither\nRespondent\nor\nasked if she was okay or otherwise\nphysically\nsupported\nher\nafter\nentered\nthe alumni room and told everyone to leave.\n(See,\ne.g.,\nApp. B, 32)\nb.\nRespondent\nRespondent\nconsistently\nstated\nin his\ninterviews,\ndocumentary\nsubmissions,\nand at the\nhearing\nthat he did not observe\nComplainant naked at any time nor partake\nin any drug use while\nin the alumni room on the night of October\n19, 2024. At the hearing\non May21, 2025, he\nindicated\nthat he did not know Complainant\nprior\nto the night\nof October\n19. During Respondent\nDecember 16 interview,\nhe described\nbeing\nat the party\nat the Chi Phi house that\nnight,\nafter\nwhich he went to\nroom. He submitted\na record of a ten-second\ncall\nwith\nat 2:23 a.m. on October 20. (App.\nB, 307) In his December 16 interview,\nhe\nrecalled\ninviting\nto join him in\nroom during\nthat\ncall.\nHe\ncontinued,\n\"I was hitting\n['a\nnicotine\nvape']\nat this\npoint,\nand it was almost\ndead[.\n. . .A]nd by the\ntime\ngot there, we sat and talked\nfor\nabout two minutes,\nand\ngot up and left\nthe room. Wedidn't\nknow why[.]\"\n(App. A, 370) About what happened next,\nhe\nsaid:\nPage 32 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n34 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n34 of 99\n\n--- Page 35 ---\nAfter\nabout\n10 to 15 minutes with\nstill\nbeing\ngone,\nI checked myphone\nand in [the Actives\ngroup]\nthere was a text message [.\n. .] that\nsaid,\n\"Free pussy in\nalumni.\"\n[.\n. .]\nI had no idea what the\ntext\nmeant.\nI was kind of befuddled.\nSo, meand\ntalked\nabout\nit. And the person\nthat\nsent\nthe text\nmessage\n], he lived\nin that room, and I knew he had a vape, and myvape had just\ndied. And we\nalso\nspeculated\nthat maybe this\nis why\nhad got up and left.\n(App. A, 370) He added, \"So, myvape had died.\nI knew\nhad one, and because\nof\nleaving\nand us not knowing\nthe nature of if this was a joke or what was\ngoing on in the [alumni]\nroom, meand\ndecided\nto go into\nthat room.\"\n(App.\nA,\n370).\nDuring\nthe hearing\non May 2 1, Respondent\nexplained\nthat\nhad actually\nleft\nhis room before\narrived,\nwithout\nindicating\nwhere he was going.\nAbout what happened when he and\nentered\nthe alumni room on October 20,\n2024, Respondent\nsaid during\nhis December 16 interview\nthat he saw Complainant and\nall\nin or on\nbed. He indicated\nthat\nComplainant\nwas under bed coverings\nat the\ntime. He said\nthat he sat on the couch and conversed\nwith\nfor someminutes\nbefore\nasking\nboth\nand Complainant\nif\nthey were \"all\nright\"-both\nof whomresponded affirmatively-and\nexiting\nthe room with\n(App. A, 371) He recalled\nan interaction\nwith\nComplainant\nbefore\nexiting\nin\nwhich she \"laughed\"\nabout both\nhis and\nfirst\nnames being\n'\n\" (App.\nA,\n372) He estimated\nthat he was in the alumni room for\n\"[n]o\nmore than five\nminutes\"\nthat\nnight.\n(App. A, 380)\nAbout\nhis decision\nto go to the alumni room that\nnight,\nRespondent\nstated,\n\"[B]y\nno means\nwere we going there\nto get\nfree\npussy[.\n. . .] That was not our intentions\nat\nall. Wewere just\nchecking out to see if everything\nwas okay[.]\"\n(App. A, 377) During\nthe hearing\non May 21,\n2025, he stated\nthat\nafter\nseeing the\n\"free\npussy in alumni\"\nmessage, he \"started\nto get kind of\nworried\nthat\nthat's\nwhere\nhad went\" and that he \"believe[d\nwas intoxicated\nat the time.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n110,\n116) He continued,\n\"I wasjust\nworried\ncause\nagain,\nthe\ntext was really\nout there.\nI had never seen something like\nthat.\n[.\n. .]\nI just\ndidn't\nknow\nwhat\nwas doing and kind of if something was bad, I wanted to get him out of\nthere.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n110-111) He also\nsaid,\n\"[T]he\ntext\ncould have meant anything.\nThere was a\nlot of things\ngoing through myhead.\nI didn't\nknow if there was a lot of girls\nin there\nor what was\ngoing on[.\n. . .] But again,\nfree pussy just\nseems like\nsomeone could have been in danger.\nIt's\njust\nfree.\nWhat does free mean?Again,\nI don't\nknow. That's why it could have meant anything.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n113) He also\nsaid,\n\"If\nsomeone's having\nsex with\nsomeone in the room, they're\nnot\ngonna send that\ntext\nout.\nSo, again,\nI just\ndidn't\nknow what was really\nhappening in the room,\"\nand, \"I just\ndidn't\nthink\nit was real.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n111,\n114)\nRespondent\nfurther\nnoted\nthat\nalthough\nthe alumni room was \"a bedroom where a lot of\npeople would go to hang out\nif they didn't\nwant to be in their\nroom or if they had nothing\nto do,\"\nPage 33 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n35 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n35 of 99\n\n--- Page 36 ---\nhe personally\n\"just\nwasn't\nreally\nclose\nwith\nthe\n[residents\nof the room as of October\n19, 2024].\nSo, [he]'d\ngo to [his]\nother\nfriends'\nrooms to hang\nout,\"\nadding,\n\"I was rarely\never in [the\nalumni\nroom].\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n104)\nDuring\nthe\ninvestigation,\nRespondent\nsubmitted\na record of a ketamine\ntest\nperformed by\nOmegaLaboratories\nthat\nindicated\nthat\nhis hair\nfollicies\nwere collected\non November 26, 2024,\nand tested\nfor ketamine presence\n(his \"ketamine\ntest\").\nThe ketamine test cameback \"[n]egative\"\nfor\nthe\ndrug.\n(App.\nB.1;\n8) At the hearing\non May21, Respondent\nstated\nthat Omega\nLaboratories\npersonnel\ntold him at the time of collection,\n\"[E]ven\nif you take [ketamine]\none\ntime,\nit can stay\nin your hair\nfor up to three\nto six months.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n168)\nc.\nAdditional\nEvidence\nTimeline\nindicated\nthat he \"called\n[Respondent\n] and went to\n]'s room\"\nat or around 2:23 a.m. on October 20, 2024.\n(App.\nB, 272) In\nDecember9 interview,\nhe described\nthat he and Respondent\nnoted\na Snapchat message to the\nActives\ngroup that\nread,\n\"Free pussy in alumni,\"\nafter\nwhich they went to the alumni room. (App.\nA, 330) He continued,\n\"We saw that\ntext\nand were somewhat concerned but thought\nit could\njust\nbe crude humor.\"\n(App. A, 330) He also wrote\nin his Timeline,\n\"[Respondent\n]'s vape had\ndied,\nand he wanted to borrow someone else's.\nHe knew\nhad a vape in\n[the\nalumni]\nroom. [Respondent\n] asked if\nI wanted to go check it out, and I agreed.\n[Respondent\n] also mentioned that he thought\nwas pretty\ninebriated\nwhile\nthey were\nhanging out so wewanted to check on him.\"\n(App.\nB, 272)\nAbout what happened after\nthey entered\nthe alumni room minutes\nlater,\nrecalled\nseeing Complainant under bed coverings,\nwith\nall\nin or on the\nsame bed. He recalled\nbeing\nin the room for\n\"[f]ive\nminutes,\nmaybe\" (App.\nA, 344) and\nconsistently\nstated\nthat\nhe both\narrived\nand left\nwith\nRespondent\n. He likewise\nconsistently\nindicated\nthat he did not observe any drug use or Complainant naked at any time he was present\nin the alumni room that\nnight.\nOnDecember 9, 2024,\nsigned\na document\ntitled\n\"Acknowledgement\nof Understanding of [Respondent\n]'s\nInvolvement,\"\nin which he affirmed\nthat Respondent\n\"did\nnot make any physical\ncontact\nwith\n[Complainant]\"\nand \"did\nnot snort\nor consume drugs on or near [Complainant).\"\n(App.\nB, 306) At the hearing\non May 15, 2025,\nindicated\nthat when he inquired\nabout taking\na hair\nfollicle\ntest\nfor\nketamine,\nhe\nwas told\nby the company Request ATest that\nthe\ntest\nis accurate\nfor presence of the drug for up\nto \"90 days.\"\n(Trans.\n5/15;\n71)\nDuring\ninterview,\nhe recalled\nabout after\nconsumed\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody, \"two guys walked\nin, [Respondent\n] and\n].\nThey introduced\nthemselves,\nstarted\ntalking,\nand [Complainant]\ninvited\nthem in.\"\n(App. A, 186)\nHe continued,\n\"And then,\n] are telling\n] about\nhow they did ketamine off of [Complainant's]\nchest.\n[.\n. .] And then,\nboth\n] asked her if they could\ndo ketamine off her chest\ntoo, because\n]\nPage 34 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n36 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n36 of 99\n\n--- Page 37 ---\nhad told\nthem about\nit.\nShe said yeah, so they\ndid.\"\n(App. A, 187) He did not recall\nwhopoured\nthat ketamine or howmuch they consumed. He also\nindicated\nthat Complainant\n\"got up out of\nthe bed and started\ndoing like\na bodybuilder\npose\" while\nwere in the\nalumni room. (App. A, 186)\nIn\nJanuary\n8 interview,\nhe recalled\nentering\nthe alumni room in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20 and talking\nwith\nComplainant and\n.\nHe continued,\n\"At somepoint,\nthen the door opens in the room. I look back and I see\n[Respondent\n] has entered\nthe room. Then,\nI can't\nrecall\nif\nit was right\nbehind him or a little\nbit\nlater\nat somepoint\nwalks into\nthe room as well.\"\nIn the hearing\non May 14,\n2025,\nexplained,\n\"I believe\nsometime shortly\nbefore\nasked to\ningest\nketamine off of Complainant's\nbody],\nI remember actually\nhearing\nthe door and glancing\nback and seeing them,\nbut\nI actually\ndon't\nrecall\nwhere they were exactly\nwhen he said those\nwords specifically.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n144)\nIn his January 27 interview,\nsaid\nthat he and\nthen ingested\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody.\nIn the hearing on May 14, he stated\nabout\nthat\ntime,\n\"I had not\nheard or seen [Respondent\n] since\nI heard\nthat door open in the moment, but\nI think\nI had the\nimpression\nthat\nthey were in the room too somewhere in the background.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n147)\nWhenasked what gave him the impression\nthat Respondent\nwas still\nin the room at that\ntime,\nanswered,\n\"I just\ndidn't\nrecall\nhearing\nthe door open again.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n147) In\nhis January 27 interview,\nhe said about what happened next,\n\"I remember at somepoint,\n[Respondent\n] just comesup to me. I'm not sure what he said,\nbut he just\nwalks up to me\nbecause he's one of myfriends.\n[.\n. .]\nI don't\nremember the exact words he said\nto me, but\nI just\nrememberhim coming up to me, and then,\ngoing back to talking\nwith,\nI believe,\nit was\n(App.\nA, 428) He recalled\nthat\nthe next thing\nthat happened was Complainant\nexiting\nthe bed and \"flexing\nher muscles to everybody\nin the room,\"\nafter\nwhich\n\"[came]\ninto\nthe room and basically\nkick[ed]\neveryone out[.]\"\n(App.\nA, 428) He did not\nrememberRespondent\ninhaling\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody.\neach consistently\nrecalled-both\nat their\nrespective\ninterviews\nand at the\nhearing-that\nthey observed Respondent\nexiting\nthe alumni room at or around 5:00 a.m.\nwhen they went to that room with\nand\nd.\nThe Snapchat Messages\nAs discussed\nin Section\nIV.A above,\nthe Panel found\nthat\nthe\n1:42 a.m. Snapchat message \"Free\npussy in alum pu\" communicated an invitation\nfor\nothers\nto go to the alumni room, along with\na\nreference\nto female sexual\nanatomy. At 2:29\na.m., Respondent\nwrote in the Alumni group,\n\"the alumni\nshit\nis not a bit.\nFirst\nhand pov not a bit\"\n(the\n\"not\na bit message\").\nDuring\nthe\nhearing\non May 21, 2025, Respondent\nsaid\nabout that message:\nPage 35 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n37 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n37 of 99\n\n--- Page 38 ---\nI found out from [someone] passing by as I was walking\ninto\nthe [alumni]\nroom that\nthere\nwas a girl\nin there.\nSo, I wasjust\nsaying,\nI mean, firsthand\nfrom somebodyelse\nthat\nthere\nwas a girl\nin that room and it's\nnot a ['joke'],\nbut again,\nit was an immature and dumb\nkind of just\nfollowing\nalong\nwith\nwhat everybody else was saying\nin there.\nI shouldn't\nhave said\nit. And it\nis immature and a stupid\ntext\nmessage for\nsure.\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n152,\n153) He indicated\nthat he interacted\nwith\nthat\nindividual\nand sent\nthe not a bit\nmessage while\nhe was outside\nthe alumni room, prior\nto entering.\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect to Respondent\nProcedures\nSection\n3.6 defines\nsexual\nexploitation\nin relevant\npart\nas \"intentionally\nengaging in\n[.\n. . o]bserving\nanother person when that person is nude or engaged in sexual\nactivity\nwithout\nthe\nknowledge and consent of the person observed[.]\"\nPer Procedures\nSection\n3.5,\nsexual\nassault\nis\n\"(1)\nsexual\nintercourse\nor (2) sexual contact\n(3) without\naffirmative\nconsent.\"\nSexual\ncontact\nis\ndefined\nin relevant\npart\nas \"intentional\nsexual\ntouching,\nhowever slight,\nwith\nany object\nor body\npart\"\nincluding\n\"intentional\ntouching\nof another's\nbody part\nfor\nthe purpose of sexual\ngratification,\narousal,\nhumiliation,\nor degradation.\"\nRegarding the charges\nagainst\nRespondent\n, the Panel\nfirst\nfound the evidentiary\nrecord\ninsufficient\nto show that he observed Complainant nude or engaged in sexual\nactivity\nwithout\nher\nknowledge. Notably,\neven if Respondent\nwas present when others\nconsumed ketamine off her\nnaked torso\nand/or when she exited\nthe bed and flexed,\nthe preponderance of the evidence\nshowed that Complainant was aware, by her own account,\nthat\nshe was nude at those times.\nFor\nthis\nreason,\nthe Panel determined\nthat Respondent\nwas not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nexploitation\nunder the Policy.\nHowever,\nthe Panel considered\nProcedures\nSection\n3.2, which prohibits\nattempting\nto commit\nprohibited\nconduct,\nand found that Respondent\nattempted\nto commit sexual\nexploitation\nwhen he went into\nthe alumni room in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20, 2024.\nSpecifically,\nby Respondent\n's own account,\nhe went to the room, at least\nin part,\nbecause of a Snapchat\nmessage indicating\nthere was \"free\npussy in alumni.\"\nAlso by Respondent\n's own account,\nhe\nthought\n\"something\n[.\n. .] bad\" could be happening in the room, that someone could be \"in\ndanger,\"\nand that\nthe\nsituation\ncould\ninvolve\n\"a lot of girls.\"\nHe also\nnoted\nthat,\nwhile\nhe did not\nhave specific\nknowledge of what was occurring\nin the room, he thought\nat the time,\n\"If\nsomeone's having sex with\nsomeone in the room they're\nnot gonna send that\ntext\nout.\"\nTaking\nthese\nstatements\ntogether,\nthe Panel considered\nit more likely\nthan not that Respondent\nunderstood\nthat\nthe\n1:42 a.m. message indicated\nsomekind of sexual\nsituation\ninvolving\na\nfemale. The Panel likewise\nfound the\nobjectively\nreasonable\nunderstanding\nof the message to\nindicate\nsomekind of sexual\nsituation\nwas occurring\nwith a female in the alumni room. In\naddition,\nalthough\nRespondent\nrepeatedly\nindicated\nthat he thought\nthe message was a \"joke\"\nor not real,\nthe Panel found such statements\nunreasonably\nincompatible\nwith\nhis account\nthat\nhe\nwas sufficiently\n\"worried\"\nabout what was happening in the room that he went to check on the\nPage 36 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n38 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n38 of 99\n\n--- Page 39 ---\nsituation-particularly\nwhen he noted\nthat\nit was not a social\nroom that he frequented\nand that he\nwas not close\nto\nits residents-and\ntherefore\ndid not credit\nhis account\nin this\nregard.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nRespondent\n's not a bit message and his statements\nacknowledging\nthat,\nby\nthe time he arrived\nat the alumni room, he had received\nconfirmation\nthat\nthere was \"a girl\"\npresent\nin that\nspace and still\nchose to enter\nit. The Panel therefore\ndetermined by a\npreponderance of the evidence\nthat Respondent\nunderstood\nthat\na female was likely\nnude\nand/or\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\nin the alumni room on October 20, 2024, and entered\nthe room\non that\nbasis,\nintending\nto observe\nthe same.23\nIt\nis undisputed\nthat Complainant\nhad no knowledge of the Snapchat messages occurring\nin the\nActives\ngroup that\nnight,\nhad no previous\nrelationship\nwith\nRespondent\n, and did not invite\nhim to the alumni room. Therefore,\nthe Panel determined\nthat Respondent\nengaged in\nconduct directly\ntending\ntowards completion\nof sexual exploitation\n(i.e.,\nentering\nthe alumni\nroom) with\nthe\nintent\nto commit sexual\nexploitation\n(i.e.,\nto observe\na person nude or engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\nwithout\ntheir\nknowledge and consent)\nand that such conduct thus constituted\nattempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct in violation\nof the\nPolicy.\nThe Panel next assessed the charge\nagainst\nRespondent\nregarding\ningesting\nketamine off\nComplainant's\nnaked torso\nin the alumni room on October 20, 2024. The Panel\nfirst\nnoted\nthat\nRespondent\nconsistently\ndenied consuming any drugs\nin the alumni room that\nnight.\nThe\nPanel\nalso noted\nthat\nall\naccounts\nindicated\nthat Respondent\nentered\nthe alumm room at or\nabout\nthe same time\nas\nand\nlikewise\nconsistently\nstated\nthat\nRespondent\ndid not ingest\nketamine while\nin the room that\nnight.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nthat Complainant\nthought\nRespondent\nparticipated\nin ingesting\nketamine off her\nthat\nnight,\nbut did\nnot actually\nobserve\nhim do so. The Panel also\nnoted\nthat,\nalthough\nrecalled\nRespondent\ninhaling\nketamine off Complainant,\nneither\nnor\nindicated\nthe same. Finally,\nthe Panel considered\nthe apparent\nnegative\nresults\nof Respondent\nketamine\ntest\nand that both\nand Respondent\nindicated\nthat\nhair\nfollicle\ntests\nfor ketamine could\nreveal\nthe drug's\npresence\nfor up to three\nmonths, with\nRespondent\nhaving taken\nthe\ntest\nwithin\nsix weeks of October 20.\nUltimately,\nin\nits review of the\ntotality\nof the information\ncollected,\nthe Panel found the evidentiary\nrecord\ninsufficient\nto show that Respondent\ningested ketamine off Complainant's\nbody in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20 and therefore\ndetennined\nthat he is not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nassault\nunder the\nPolicy.\n23 The Panel did not find\nRespondent\n's statements regarding\nhis intent\nto borrow\n\"vape\"\nor\ncheck on\nto be matenTa to its\nanalysis\nin this\nregard as, even if tme,\ne cou\nave\nad multiple\nreasons for gomgto\ne alumni room that night-including\nto view someone in a state\nof undress or involved\nin\nsexual activity.\nPage 37 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n39 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n84 of 99\n\n--- Page 85 ---\nPage 83 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n85 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n85 of 99\n\n--- Page 86 ---\nPage 84 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n86 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n86 of 99\n\n--- Page 87 ---\nPage 85 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n87 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n87 of 99\n\n--- Page 88 ---\nJ\nPage 86 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n88 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n88 of 99\n\n--- Page 89 ---\nV.\nSanctions and Recommendations\nIn determining\nsanctions\nand remedies in this\nmatter,\nthe Panel considered\nthe goals of the Policy\nand the Procedures,\nas well\nas all\nfactors\nlisted\nin Procedures\nSection\n26.13,\napplied\nto each party\nindividually,\nas appropriate.\nThe Panel also\nconsidered\nthe impact and mitigation\nstatements\nsubmitted.\nPage 87 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n89 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n89 of 99\n\n--- Page 90 ---\nI\nI\nPage 88 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n90 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n90 of 99\n\n--- Page 91 ---\nI\nPage 89 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n91 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n91 of 99\n\n--- Page 92 ---\nC.\nIn determining\nsanctions\nand remedies with\nrespect\nto Respondent\n, the Panel reviewed\nthe\nseriousness\nof the prohibited\nconduct committed (attempted\nsexual\nexploitation),\nas well\nas the\nunderlying\ncircumstances.\nThe Panel considered\nthat Respondent\n's conduct perpetuated\nfor\nComplainant\nan experience\nof unwelcome and uninvited\nexposure.\nShe described\nthose moments\nin the hearing\non May 2, 2025, by saying,\n\"I\nfelt\nlike\nbait.\nI felt\nlike\nlions\naround me. It just\nwasa\ntotally\ndebilitating\nplace\nto be in.\"\nThe Panel\nalso acknowledged Respondent\n's statement\nat\nthe hearing\non May 21, 2025,\n\"I was sorry\nthat maybeif\nit wasn't\nconsensual\nand she was\nvictimized,\nI was sorry\nfor\nnot stopping\nit. And that I'm\nsorry\nI couldn't\ntell\nif she was under the\ninfluence\n[.\n. .] just\nsorry\nthat\nI felt\nlike\nif something actually\nbad happened, I didn't\nstop\nit.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n176)\nUpon due deliberation,\nthe Panel imposed the following\nsanction\nwith\nrespect\nto Respondent\n's Policy\nviolation:\n\"\nImposition\nof a one-way No Contact\nOrder (NCO) with\nComplainant,\nwherein\nall\nduties,\nburdens,\nand obligations\nof no contact\nbetween the parties\nare carried\nby Respondent\nfor\nthe duration\nof his enrollment\nat the University.\no\nModifications\nto the NCOmaybe made consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures\nonly\nat the\ndiscretion\nof the Title\nIX Coordinator. Aviolation\nof the NCOmaybe additional\nprohibited\nconduct.\n\"\nWithin\nninety\n(90)\ndays after\nthis\nDecision\nbecomes final\n(otherwise\nsubject\nto\nreasonable\nextension\napproved by the Title\nIX Coordinator),\nRespondent\nwill\nparticipate\nin a Directed\nStudy through COCRfocused\non the\nissues\nof social\nmedia use\nand sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention.\no\nRespondent\nwill\ncontact\nthe COCRat (titleix@cornell.edu)\nto coordinate\nand\nschedule\nthis\nstudy with\nthe\nCivil\nRights\nEducation and Training\nSpecialist.\nThe\nCOCRwill\nmonitor compliance with\nthis\nsanction.\n\"\nWithin\nninety\n(90)\ndays after\nthis\nDecision\nbecomes final\n(otherwise\nsubject\nto\nreasonable\nextension\napproved by the Title\nIX Coordinator),\nRespondent\nwill\nsubmit\nto the Title\nIX OfEcc a reflection\npaper that engages with\nthe\nspecific\ncircumstances\nfor\nwhich he was found responsible\nand contains\na detailed\nproposal\nfor\nfuture\nUniversity\neducational\nmaterials\nto train\nundergraduate\nstudents around the\nintersection\nof social\nmedia use and sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention.\nThe reflection\npaper\nmust also\ninclude\nrecommendations\nto the University's\nOffice\nof Sorority\n& Fraternity\nLife\nwith\nrespect\nto substance\nuse prevention\nefforts\nin Greek Life\norganizations\non\ncampus. Use of artificial\nintelligence\ntools\nof any kind\nin the creation\nof this\nreflection\npaper is prohibited.\n\"\nThe Hearing Panel expects\nthat Respondent\nwill\ntake this\neducational\nopportunity\nseriously\nand apply what he learns\nto help improve\nthe University/Greek\nLife\ncommunity.\nPage 90 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n92 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n92 of 99\n\n--- Page 93 ---\nTo that\nend, and to the extent reasonably\nrequested\nby COCR,Respondent\nwill\nengage substantively\nin creating\neducational\nprogramming\nfor\nthe University\ncommunity\naround the\nintersection\nof social\nmedia use and sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention\nand substance\nuse prevention\non campus.\nThe Panel imposes this\nsanction\nwith\nknowledge of Respondent\n's lack of non-academic\ndisciplinary\nrecord\nand with the\nintent\nthat\nit provide\nhim opportunity\nfor understanding\nand\nmaturation,\nas well\nas to actively\ncontribute\nto the safety\nof both Complainant\nand the University\ncommunity\nas a whole.\nI\nI\nI\nPage 91 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n93 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n93 of 99\n\n--- Page 94 ---\nI\nPage 92 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n94 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n94 of 99\n\n--- Page 95 ---\nPage 93 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n95 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n95 of 99\n\n--- Page 96 ---\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nPage 94 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n96 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n96 of 99\n\n--- Page 97 ---\nI\nPage 95 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n97 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n97 of 99\n\n--- Page 98 ---\nI\nI\nRespectfully\nsubmitted,\nSavannah Bao\nKelly\nKing-O'Brien\nRob Kotaska\nPage 96 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n98 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n98 of 99\n\n--- Page 99 ---\nVI.\nAppeal Information\nParties\nmayappeal\nthis\nDetermination.\nThe Procedures\nset forth\nthe process\napplicable\nto any\nappeal.\nIn sum, appeals maybe brought\nonly upon one or more of the following\ngrounds:\n1.\nThe sanctions\nor remedies are not commensurate with\nthe\ninjury/violation\nor are unjust.\n2. AUniversity\nofficial\nor officials,\nincluding\nthe Hearing\nPanel,\nassigned\nresponsibility\nfor\nperforming\nspecific\nfunctions\nby these procedures,\nviolated\nthe\nfair\napplication\nof relevant\nUniversity\nprocedures,\nand such violation\nmay have had a prejudicial\neffect\nupon the\noutcome. This\nincludes\nconflict\nof interest\nor bias.\n3. AUniversity\nofficial\nor officials,\nincluding\nthe Hearing Panel,\nassigned\nresponsibility\nfor\nperforming\nspecific\nfunctions\nby these procedures,\ncommitted an error\nin interpreting\nPolicy\n6.4,\nthese procedures,\nand such error mayhave had a prejudicial\neffect\nupon the outcome.\nThis\nincludes\ndeterminations\nof jurisdiction\nand determinations\nof Hearing Process.\n4. The Hearing Panel rendered\na decision\nthat\nis clearly\nerroneous.\n5. Newevidence\nwas discovered\nafter\nthe Hearing Panel's\ndecision\nthat\ncould\nnot have\nreadily\nbeen discovered\nbefore\nthe decision\nand that would have probably changed the\noutcome.\nA party may commencean appeal by submitting\na written\nstatement\nto the Title\nIX Coordinator\nwithin\nten\n(10)\nbusiness days of issuance of the Hearing Panel's\ndecision.\nThe appeal statement\nmust set forth:\n\"\nthe determination(s)\nbeing\nappealed,\n\"\nthe\nspecific\nground(s)\nfor\nthe\nappeal,\nand\n\"\nthe\nfacts\nsupporting\nthe grounds.\nThe appeal statement\nwill\nbe limited\nto 3500 words.\nFailure\nto submit an appeal within\nthe ten\n(10)\nbusiness days or any approved extension\nconstitutes\nwaiver of the right\nto appeal.\nPage 97 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n99 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n99 of 99","text":"--- Page 1 ---\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY\nCornell\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights - Hearing\nPanel Decision (94428)\nAugust\n18, 2025\nI.\nIntroduction......................................................................................................................\n....\n1\nII.\nApplicable\nPolicy......................................................................................................\n. ....\n.....\n2\nIII.\nProcedural\nOverview\n..........................................................................................................\n3\nIV.\nFindings\nand Responsibility\nDeterminations.....................................\n....\n.........................\n6\nA.\nUndisputed\nRelevant\nFacts - October 19 and 20,\n2024.......................\n.............................\n6\nB.\nComplainant's\nFirst\nConsumption of Ketamine\n............................\n.................................\n10\nC.\n..................................................................\n...\n.....\n...................................\n12\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n............\n..................................................\n12\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence.........\n.\n........................................................\n12\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect to\n....................................\n16\nD.\nComplainant's\nSecond Consumption of Ketamine...........................................................\n19\nE.\n......................................\n..........................................................................\n22\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n................................................................\n22\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n22\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n....................................\n27\nF.\nRespondent\n....\n..\n.......\n.................................................................................................\n31\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\nRespondent\n................................................................\n3I\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n32\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect\nto Respondent\n....................................\n36\nG.\n..................................................................................................................\n38\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n................................................................\n38\n2\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n38\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect\nto\n....................................\n42\nH.\n..................................................................................................................\n43\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n.................................................................\n43\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n44\ni\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n1 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex # : EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n1 of 99\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith Respect to\n.....................................\n49\nI.\n................................................................................................................\n52\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n...............................................................\n52\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n53\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n...................................\n66\nJ.\n...........................................................................................................\n.....\n74\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against\n........................................................\n.......\n74\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence......................................................................\n74\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect\nto\n...\n......\n........................\n83\nV.\nSanctions\nand Recommendations\n..................................................\n. .........\n........................\n87\nA.\n......................................................................\n.....\n...\n...............................\n87\nB.\n...........................................................\n........\n...........................................\n89\nC.\nRespondent\n.................................................................\n...............................................\n90\nD.\n...................................................\n......\n.....................................................\n91\nE.\n........................................\n....\n......\n............................................................\n92\nF.\n......................................\n.....\n..................................................................\n93\nG.\n.................................\n.....\n.........................................................................\n95\nH.\nRecommendations\nto the University\n................................................................................\n96\nVI.\nAppeal Information.......\n...\n............................................................................................\n97\n..\n11\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n2 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n2 of 99\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY\nCornell\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights -Hearing\nPanel Decision (94428)\nAugust\n18, 2025\nL\nIntroduction\nThis matter\ninvolves\nconduct that\nCornell\nUniversity\n(the\n\"University\")\nundergraduate\nstudent\n(\"Complainant\")\nreported\nto the Comell Office\nof Civil\nRights (COCR)1\nregarding\nher experiences\non October 19 and 20, 2024,\nat the Chi Phi Fraternity\nhouse located\nat 107\nEdgemoor Lane in Ithaca,\nNewYork (the \"Chi Phi house\"),\non the Cornell\nUniversity\n(the\n\"University\")\ncampus. Complainant\nmet with COCRand provided\nan initial\nin erview on\nNovember 14, 2024. The University\ninitiated\na Formal Complaint on November 22, 2024,2\nalleging\nthat\nthe following\nUniversity\nundergraduates\nand then-members of the Chi Phi\nFraternity\n(the\n\"fraternity\"\nor \"Chi Phi\")\nengaged in prohibited\nconduct on the night\nof October\n19 into\nthe\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20, 2024 (the \"October\n19 incidents\"):\n('\n\"\n('\n\"\n(\"Respondent\n\");\n('\n\"),\nand\n\";\ncollectively,\n\"Respondents\"\nand\nwith Complainant,\nthe\n\"parties\").\nThe Formal Complaint\nalleged\nthat Respondents variously\nengaged in conduct constituting\nsexual\nassault\nsexual\nexploitation,\nand/or\naiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nas prohibited\nby University\nPolicy\n6.4.3\nUniversity\nInvestigator\nSamantha Freeburn (the\n\"Investigator\")\ninvestigated\nthe Formal\nComplaint\ncharges pursuant\nto the University's\nProcedures\nfor\nResolution\nof Reports\nAgainst\nStudents Under Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\n6.4\n(the \"Procedures\").\nThe Investigator\nsummarized\nthe relevant\nevidence\ncollected\nin an Investigative\nReport (the\n\"IR\")\nwith\naccompanying\nappendices.4\nAthree-member Hearing Panel\n(the\n\"Panel\")\nconducted a live\nhearing\n(the\n\"hearing\")\npursuant\nto the Procedures\non May2,\n5, 12-15, 20-22,\nand 27-29,\n2025. This Decision\noutlines\nthe\n1At the time, COCRwas named the Office\nof Institutional\nEquity & Title\nIX (OIETIX).\n2 As di cussed further\nin Section\nIII\nbelow, Complainant\nfiled\na Formal Complaint\nwith OIETIX on January\n16,\n2025, which modified\nthe Formal Complaint\ninitiated\nby the University\non November 22, 2024. That Formal\nCompla nt was further\nupdated on March 13, 2025 (the \"Formal\nComplaint\").\nAll\nreferences\nherein to the Formal\nComplaint\nare to the March 13 updated Formal Complaint.\n3 Charges specific\nto each Respondent\nare included\nin Sections\nIV.C,\nIV.E,\nIV.F,\nIV.G, IV.H,\nIV.\nI, and IV.J below.\n4 All\ncitations\nto materials\nin this\nHearing Panel Decision\n(the\n\"Decision\")\nreference\nthe evidentiary\nrecord,\nwhich\nincludes\nthe appendices accompanying\nthe IR (\"App.\")\nand hearing\ntranscripts\n(\"Trans.\").\nAll\nquotations\nherein\nare\nexcerpted from such materials\nand retain\ntheir\noriginal\nspelling,\ngrammar,\npunctuation,\nand capitalization,\nunless\notherwise\nindicated,\nexcept that non-material\nedits\nin punctuation\nand capitalization\nwere madeto certain\nquotations\nfor\nclarity.\nPage 1 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n3 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n3 of 99\n\n--- Page 4 ---\ninvestigation\nand hearing\nprocess,\nsummarizes the Panel's\nfindings,\nand provides\nthe Panel's\ndeterminations\nregarding\nthe Formal Complaint\ncharges and applicable\nUniversity\npolicy.\nAs discussed\nfurther\nin Section IV below,\nupon due consideration\nof all\ninformation\nsummarized\nin the\nInvestigative\nReport and submitted\nby parties\nand witnesses\nin interviews,\nin writing,\nand\nat the\nhearing,\nthe Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence:\n\"\nRespondent\nis responsible\nfor\nattempted\nsexual\nexploitation\nin violation\nof the\nPolicy.\nHe is not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nassault.\nSanctions\nimposed by the Panel,\nas well\nas recommendations\nto the University\nbased on its\nfindings,\nmaybe found in Section V below.\nH.\nApplicable\nPolicy\nIn assessing\nthe Formal Complaint\nallegations,\nthe Panel applied\nthe definitions\nof sexual\nexploitation,\nsexual\nassault,\naiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nand attempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct set forth\nin Section\n3 of the Procedures.\nThe Procedures\ndefine\nsexual\nexploitation,\nin\nrelevant\npart,\nas:\n[I]ntentionally\n[.\n. . o]bserving\nanother\nperson when that\nperson\nis nude or engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\nwithout\nthe knowledge and consent of the person observed\n[.\n. .];\n[.\n. .] and\nPage 2 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n4 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n4 of 99\n\n--- Page 5 ---\n[c]ausing\nanother person to becomeincapacitated\nwith\nthe\nintent\nof making that person\nvulnerable\nto nonconsensual sexual\nassault\nor sexual\nexploitation.\nThe Procedures\ndefine\nsexual\nassault\nas \"(1)\nsexual\nintercourse\nor (2)\nsexual contact\n(3) without\naffirmative\nconsent.\"\nThe further\ndefinitions\nand provisions\nrelated\nto sexual\nassault\nunder the\nPolicy\nare incorporated\nherein by reference.\nRegarding aiding\nprohibited\nconduct,\nthe Procedures\nprovide,\n\"A person aids prohibited\nconduct\nif,\nwith\nthe\nintent\nto promote or facilitate\nsuch conduct,\nthat person helps another person\ncommit the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nRegarding attempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct,\nthe Procedures\nprovide,\n\"A person\nattempts\nto commit prohibited\nconduct\nif,\nwith\nthe intent\nto commit such conduct,\nthat\nperson\nengages in conduct directly\ntending\ntoward completion\nof the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nm.\nProcedural\nOverview5\nOnNovember 8, 2024,\nthe Director\nof the University's\nOffice\nof Sorority\nand Fraternity\nLife\nfiled\nan incident\nreport\nwith OIETIX regarding\nrecently-alleged\nsexual\nassault\nand substance\nuse\nat the Chi Phi house. OnNovember 14, Complainant met with\nthe\nInvestigator\nand University\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nLauren Branchini\n(the\n\"Title\nIX Coordinator\"),\nas well\nas representatives\nfrom the Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\nDepartment (CUPD) and the University's\nOffice\nof Student\nConduct and Community Standards\n(OSCCS). During that\nmeeting,\nComplainant\nrequested\na\nformal\ncomplaint\nunder the\nPolicy.\nShe was interviewed\nby the\nInvestigator\nand CUPD\nInvestigator\nJeff Northrop\nthat same day (Complainant's\n\"November 14 interview\").\nOn\nNovember 15, Complainant was interviewed\nby the\nInvestigator,\nInvestigator\nNorthrop,\nand\nOSCCSInvestigator\nSevyn Hardy (Complainant's\n\"November 15 interview\").\nAlso on that\ndate,\nComplainant\nreviewed,\nsigned,\nand submitted\nto CUPDa written\nstatement\nregarding\nthe\nOctober 19 incidents\n(Complainant's\n\"November 15 CUPDstatement\").\nAfter\ninitial\nassessment,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\ninitiated\na formal\ncomplaint\nand investigation\nregarding\nthe information\nprovided.\nComplainant was notified\nof this\ndecision\non November 21,\n2024, on which date she informed\nthe Title\nIX Office\nthat\nshe wished to be a party\nto the\nmatter.\nOnNovember 22,\nthe Title\nIX Coordinator\nsigned\na University\ncomplaint\nand notified\nRespondents of the same in writing.\nThe Investigator\nbegan collecting\ninformation-including\nby way of investigative\ninterviews\nwith\nparties\nand witnesses-shortly\nthereafter.\nOn January\n14,\n2025, Complainant\nsubmitted\nan updated,\nsigned version\nof the Formal Complaint\n(the\n\"January\n14 Formal Complaint\"),\nby which she joined\nthe matter\nas a party;\nRespondents received\nwritten\n5 This Decision\nsununarizes\nthe procedural\nbackground\nof the matter.\nAdditional\ndetails\nin\nthis\nregard maybe found\nin the Investigative\nReport and Appendices\nthereto,\nas well\nas within\nthe hearing transcripts\nand record,\nwhich are\nincorporated\nherein by reference.\nPage 3 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n5 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n5 of 99\n\n--- Page 6 ---\nnotice\nof the same, as well\nas a copy of Complainant's\nJanuary 14 Formal Complaint,\non January\n16.\nOn January\n22, 2025,\nthe\nparties\nreceived\nall\ninformation\nrelated\nto the January\n14 Formal\nComplaint\nthat had been collected\nby the\nInvestigator\nthusfar.\nInitial\ninvestigative\ninterviews\nwith\nparties\nand witnesses\nin this\nmatter\ntook place as follows:\n\"\nDecember 3, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\";\nhis\n\"interview\")\n\"\nDecember6, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember9, 2024:\n(his \"December 9 interview\")\n\"\nDecember9, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 9, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nher\n\"interview\")\n\"\nDecember 10, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 11, 2024:\n(his \"December\n11 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 13, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 16, 2024: Respondent\n(his \"December 16 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 17, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 17, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nher\n\"December 17 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\n(his \"December 18 interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\n(his \"interview\")\n\"\nDecember 18, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nNational\nChi Phi fraternity\norganization\nstaff member\n.\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember 19, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember20, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember23, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nDecember23, 2024:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\nhis\n\"interview\")\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n6, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n7, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary 8, 2025:\n(his\n\"January\n8 interview\")\n\"\nJanuary\n8, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n9, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n16, 2025:\nPage 4 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n6 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n6 of 99\n\n--- Page 7 ---\n\"\nJanuary\n24, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n24, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nJanuary\n27, 2025:\n(his\n\"January\n27 interview\")\nParty follow-up\ninterviews\nand additional\nwitness\ninterviews\nthen took place\nas follows:\n\"\nFebruary 4, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 4, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 7, 2025: Complainant\n(her\n\"February\n7 interview\")\n\"\nFebruary\n7, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n10, 2025:\n(his\n\"February\n10 interview\")\n\"\nFebruary\n10, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n12, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary\n13, 2025: Complainant\n\"\nFebruary\n13, 2025:\n\"\nFebruary 21, 2025:\n\"\nFebruary 24, 2025: Responden\n\"\nFebruary 24, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 25, 2025: University\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 27, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nFebruary 28, 2025:\nUniversity\nundergraduate\nstudent\n\"\nMarch 3, 2025:\n\"\nMarch 5, 2025:\nIn\ntotal,\nthe\nInvestigator\nconducted over 50 interviews\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation,\nincluding\nwith\n32\nwitnesses\nand all\nparties\nexcept\nwho declined\nto participate\nin an interview\nin\nthis\nmatter.6\nOnMarch 12, 2025, Complainant\nfiled\nan updated Formal Complaint,\nwhich added charges\nto\nthe January\n14 Formal Complaint.\nRespondents received\na copy of the updated Formal\nComplaint\non March 13. Consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures,\nthe parties\nwere provided with\nthe\ninvestigative\nrecord\nand notified\nof the opportunity\nto respond to the same on March 21.\nThe parties\nwere notified\nof the Hearing Panel memberson March 28 and April\n4, 2025, and that\nAttorney\nMeaghanBorys would\nact as Hearing Chair\nfor\nthe matter\non April\n2. The Investigative\nReport was issued on April\n16, 2025. Consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures,\nthe Panel held the hearing\nvia Zoomvideoconference\non May2, 5,\n12-15,\n20-22, and 27-29.\nComplainant\nand all\nRespondents except\nfor\nsubmitted\nwritten\nopening statements,\nsubmitted\nclosing\n6 Consistent with Procedures Section 21.1,\nthe Panel did not draw any negative\ninference\nwith\nrespect\nto\n's decision\nin this\nregard.\nPage 5 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n7 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n7 of 99\n\n--- Page 8 ---\nstatement(s)-orally\nand/or\nin writing-and\nanswered questions\nof the Hearing\nChair,\nPanel\nmembers, their own advisor,\nand other parties'\nadvisors\nduring\nthe\nhearing.7\nThe following\nwitnesses\nalso appeared at the hearing\nand answered questions\nposed by the Hearing Chair,\nPanel\nAfter\nthe\nclose\nof the hearing,\nthe Panel received\nwritten\nclosing\nstatements\nas submitted\nand\nengaged in deliberations\non its\nfindings,\ndeterminations,\nand sanctions\non June 2, 5, 16-17, 26\n30, and July\n7, 2025.\n9\nIV.\nFindings\nand Responsibility\nDeterminations\nThe following\nfindings\nand determinations\nwere madeby a majority\nvote\nf the Panel based on a\npreponderance of the evidence\n(\"more-likely-than-not\")\nstandard\nand resulted\nfrom evaluating\nall\nrelevant\ninformation\ncollected\nby the\nInvestigator\nand during\nthe hearing\nprocess,\nincluding\nboth\ninculpatory\nand exculpatory\nevidence.10\nCredibility\nassessments were not based on an\nindividual's\nstatus\nas Complainant,\nRespondent, or witness\nfor any particular\nallegation(s).\nConsistent\nwith\nProcedures\nSection\n26.2,\nthe Panel presumed all Respondents not responsible\nfor\nany Policy\nviolation\nprior\nto making\nits\nfinal\ndeterminations.\nA.\nUndisputed Relevant Facts - October 19 and 20, 2024\nBased on its review of the evidentiary\nrecord,\nthe Panel considered\nthe following\nfacts\nregarding\nthe night\nof October 19 into\nOctober 20, 2024,\nto be materially\nundisputed\nand supported\nby a\npreponderance of the evidence\nin the record,\nwhich\nis incorporated\nherein by reference.\nThe\nPanel included\nsuch undisputed\nfacts\nin\nits\nfindings\nand determinations,\naccordingly.\nOn the night of October\n19, 2024, Complainant consumed alcohol\nbefore\narriving\nat the Chi Phi\nhouse at the\ninvitation\nof\n. The fraternity\nwas hosting\na party\nthat\nnight.\n7 Per Procedures Sect on 21.1\nforfeited\nhis opportunity\nto testify\nat the hearing in this\nmatter by way\nof written\nopening\nstatement,\ndirect\nquestioning,\nand closing\nstatement\ns\nbecause he declined\nto participate\nin an\ninvestigative\ninterview\nthat\nthe Investigator\ndeemednecessary.\n(IR,12)\nwas offered\nthe opportunity\nto cross-examine\nother parties\nand witnesses through\nhis advisor\nand to answer questions of the Hearing\nChair,\nPanel,\nand other\nparties'\nadvisors\nas a witness.\nHe elected\nto ask questions of other parties\nand witnesses through\nhis\nadvisor,\nbut not to answer questions or attend\nthe hearing.\nConsistent with Procedures Sections 21.1 and 21.2,\nand\nrecogni\ning that\nparticipation\nin the process was entirely\nvoluntary\nfor\nall\nparties,\nthe Panel did not draw any\nnegative\ninference\nfrom his decisions\nin\nthis\nregard.\n8\nwere also\ncalled\nto testify\nat the\n9 COnSiStent With the Procedures,\nthe Hearing Chair was present\nfor and participated\nin deliberations,\nbut did not\nvote with\nrespect\nto findings\nof fact,\ndeterminations\nof responsibility,\nor sanctions.\nNWhile\nthis\nsection\nprovides\nvarious summaries of evidence as relevant\nto the Panel's\nfindings\nand determinations,\nit\nis not intended\nto, nor does it, provide\na comprehensive\nreview of the entire\nevidentiary\nrecord with\nrespect\nto all\ncircumstances\nrelated\nto the Complaint\nand reviewed by the Panel.\nPage 6 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n8 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n8 of 99\n\n--- Page 9 ---\nas a sober monitor\nfor\nthe party,\nand\nwere the\nfraternity's\nsocial\nchairs\nat the time.\nShortly\nafter\nComplainant's\narrival,\nked\nComplainant\nif she would\nlike\nto engage in a \"threesome.\"\nComplainant\nunderstood this\nsuggestion\nto be indicative\nof sexual\nactivity\namongherself,\nand a third\nperson\nand expressed\ninterest.\nAs of that\nnight,\nComplainant had strong\nromantic\nfeelings\nfor and sexual\ninterest\nin\nd had for sometime.\nThe two then proceeded to a bedroom on the\nsecond floor\nof the house-belonging\nto\n,\nand University\nundergraduate\nstudent\nknown within\nthe\nfraternity\nas the \"alumni\nroom.\" The alumm room was located\noff\na balcony\narea where individuals\noften\ngathered\nand\nwas generally\nregarded\nby membersof the\nfratemity\nas a social\nroom, serving\nboth as a bedroom\nfor\n, and\nand as a generally-unlocked\nspace where\nfraternity\nmembers(and,\nin particular,\nsophomore fraternity\nmemberssuch as\nwould commonly congregate\nafter\nparties.\nThe fumiture\nin the room at the time\nconsisted\nof three\nbeds, one loveseat-style\ncouch, and at least one chair\nas present\nin the alumni room when Complainant\nand\narrived.\"\nNoothers\nwere present.\nComplainant\nand\nere friends\nat the time and had\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\ntogether\nin the past. After\nComplainant\nand\nentered\nthe alumni room on October\n19, the three\nparties\nengaged in sexual\nactivity,\nfor which\nComplainant provided\nconsent.\nSpecifically,\nComplainant engaged in oral\nsex with\nn or near the couch,\nwhile\nengaged in vaginal-penile\nsex with her from\nbehind (the \"threesome activity\").\nThe parties\nended the threesome activity\nafter someminutes.\nAt or around that\ntime,\nthe three consumedliquor\nand smokedmarijuana\ntogether.\nKetamine was\nintroduced\namong the group,\nas well,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.B below.\nKetamine was a\nsubstance used by multiple\nindividuals\nin the Chi Phi house at the\ntime,\nincluding\nwho had overdosed on or about October\n18, 2024.\nAt somepoint,\nmoved himself\nto a bed in the room and fell\nasleep or was\notherwise\nunconscious.\nComplainant\nand\nremained together\non or near the couch.\nAt or around 1:00 a m. on October 20, 2024,\nentered\nthe alumni room and\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\nwith Complainant,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.C below.\nWhile\nwas present\nin the alumm room,\nwoke, and\nparticipated\nin contemporaneous sexual\nactivity\nwith Complainant\nfor someamount of time,\nas\ndiscussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.H below.\nleft\nthe room shortly\nthereafter.\n11 The Panel recognized\nthe disputed\nissue of whether\naccompanied\nComplainant\nand\no the alumni room initially\n(as recalled\nby\nor whether he was already\nin the room when\nthey arrived\n(as recalled\nby Co\ne Panel did not consider a finding\non the sameto\ndeterminations\nand noted that\nwas nonetheless present whenComplainant\nand\nentered the room.\nPage 7 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision-\n9d 99\nPrivate\n[94428)\nDistribution\nNot Pennitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n9 of 99\n\n--- Page 10 ---\nAt or just\nafter\n2:00\na.m.,\nentered\nthe alumni room. While present\nin the alumni\nroom, he consumed ketamine off Complainant's\nbody,\nas discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.I\nbelow.\nAt or around 2:15\na.m.,\nentered\nthe alumni room. While\npresent,\nhe kissed\nComplainant\nand consumed ketamine off her body, as discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.E below. At\nor around 2:30\na.m.,\nRespondents\nentered\nthe alumni room.\nAt or around 5:00\na.m.,12 Complainant,\n, and\nmoved from the\nalumni room to a commonspace on the\nfourth\nfloor\nof the Chi Phi house known within\nthe\nfraternity\nas the \"Pentz\"-off\nof which was the bedroom shared by\nand\n-after\nwhich they proceeded into\na smaller room adjacent\nto the Pentz\ncalled\nthe \"foffice.\"\nThe foffice\nincluded\nboth storage space and an alcove where\nhad arranged\na work\nspace with\nat least one desk,\na computer,\nand two chairs.\nWhile\nin the\nfoffice,\nsexual\nactivity\noccurred\ninvolving\nComplainant\nengaging in oral\nsex with\n, as discussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.I\nbelow,\nand vaginal-penile\nsex between Complainant and\nas\ndiscussed\nfurther\nin Section\nIV.J\nbelow.\nAfter\nthat sexual\nactivity\nended, Complainant\nslept\nin\nbed with him before\nreturning\nto her residence.\nBetween\n1:42\na.m. and 2:27 a.m. on October 20, 2024,\nmultiple\nRespondents wrote messages\nand otherwise\ninteracted\nwith a Snapchat group chat\ntitled\n\"Chi Phi Actives\"\n(the\n\"Actives\ngroup\")\nthat\nconsisted\nof approximately\n40 or more active\nmembersof the Chi Phi fraternity.\nThat sequence of activity\nwas captured\nby a videorecording\ncontained\nin Appendix C (the\n\"Snapchat video\")\u00b93\nand summarized by the\nInvestigator\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation\n(App. C, 21).\nComplainant\nhad no contemporaneous knowledge of the existence\nof such messages. The\nSnapchat video\nshowed a message at\n1 42 a m. that\nread,\n\"Free pussy in alum pu[.]\"\n(App.\nC, 21)\nThe Panel found by a preponderance of the evidence-including\nmultiple\nRespondents'\nstatements-that\n\"alum\"\nreferred\nto the alumni room and that \"pu\" was an abbreviation\nof the\nphrase\n\"pull\nup,\" which\nindicated\nan invitation.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nfound that\nthe word \"pussy\"\nmore likely\nthan not referred\nto female sexual anatomy,\nspecifically,\nthe\nvagina.14\nComplainant\ncorr\nsponded directly\nwith\nby text\nmessage after\nthe\nnight of October\n19, 2024.\n12 Based on the preponderance\nof the evidence\nin the record-including\ninformation\nsubmitted by\n-the\nPanel found\nthat\nand\nappeared in the alumni room at or aroun\n:\na.m.\nand re\nested,\nin some form,\nat a\nt ose\nresent\nexit\nt\ne room. The Panel further\ncredited\nthat\nwere with\nand\nat that\ntime.\n13 The Snapchat video was submitted\nanonymously.\nThe recording depicted an unknownindividual's\ncell\nphone\nscreen,\non which was displayed\nthe Actives\ngroup Snapchat messages discussed herein.\nBased on the preponderance\nof the evidence,\nthe Panel understood\nthat\nthe unknownuser whose cell\nphone was recorded by way of the Snapchat\nvideo\nnecessarily\nwas both a memberof the Actives\ngroup and the Chi Phi fraternity\nas of October\n20, 2024.\nN In addition\nto the evidentiary\nrecord,\nthe Panel considered the reasonable\ninterpretation\nof the word as commonly\nused-see,\ne.g.,\nhttps:avww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pussy,\ndefining\n\"pussy\"\nas \"vulva,\"\n\"sexual\nintercourse,\"\nand \"the\nfemale partner\nin sexual intercourse.\"\nPage 8 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n10 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n10 of 99\n\n--- Page 11 ---\nAs discussed\nthroughout\nthis\nDecision,\nnumerous parties\nconsumed the\ncontrolled\nsubstance\nketamine in powdered form on the night of October 19 into\nthe early\nmorning hours of October\n20, 2024. According\nto the United\nStates\nDepartment of Justice\n(\"DOJ\")\nand Drug Enforcement\nAgency (\"DEA\")\n2024 Fact Sheet on Ketamine\n(the \"DOJ and DEAfact\nsheet\")\ncontained\nin the\nevidentiary\nrecord,\nketamine\nis a \"dissociative\nanesthetic\nthat\nhas somehallucinogenic\neffects.\nKetamine\ndistorts\nthe perception\nof sight\nand sound and makesthe user feel\ndisconnected\nand not\nin control.\n[.\n. . I]t\nmakes patients\nfeel\ndetached\nfrom their\npain and environment.\"\n(App.\nB, 344)\nThe fact\nsheet\ncontinues,\n\"Ketamine\ncan induce\na state of sedation\n(feeling\ncalm and relaxed),\nimmobility,\nrelief\nfrom pain,\nand amnesia (no memory of events while\nunder the influence\nof the\ndrug) and is used for\nthe\ndissociative\nsensations\nand hallucinogenic\neffects.\nKetamine has also\nbeen used to facilitate\nsexual\nassault.\"\n(App. B, 344)\nIt\nalso\nprovides,\n\"Ketamine\ncomes in a [.\n. .]\nwhite\nor off-white\npowder. Powdered ketamine\n[.\n. .]\nis typically\npackaged in\n[.\n. .] small\nplastic\nbags [and\n. . .]\nis cut\ninto\nlines known as bumps and snorted.\n[.\n. .] The onset of effects\nis rapid\nand often\noccurs\nwithin\na few minutes of taking\nthe drug[.\n. . It] maycause unwanted side\neffects\nsuch as:\nagitation,\ndepression,\ncognitive\ndifficulties,\nunconsciousness,\nand amnesia.\"\n(App.\nB,\n344-345) The DOJand DEAfact\nsheet\nalso\nindicates\nthat\ncer ain\neffects\nof ketamine may last\n\"approximately\n30 to 60 minutes[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 345)\nThe scientific\npaper \"Ketamine\"\ncontained\nin the evidentiary\nrecord\n(the \"Ketamine\npaper\")\nconfirmed\nthat ketamine\nis a substance approved for\nuse in the medical field\n\"as a general\nanesthetic.\"\n(App. B, 346) The Ketamine paper provided\nthat,\nin \"doses below a certain\nthreshold,\nketamine produces analgesia\nand sedation.\nHowever,\n[above\nthat\nthreshold],\nthe\ncharacteristic\ndissociative\nstate abruptly\nappears,\"\nwhich\n\"is\ninconsistent\nwith\n[.\n. .] moderate\nsetation\nor deep\nsedation[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 348) The scientific\narticle\n\"Ketamine:\n50 Years of\nModulating\nthe Mind\" contained\nin the\nevidentiary\nrecord\n(collectively\nwith\nthe DOJand DEA\nfact\nsheet and the Ketamine\npaper,\nthe \"expert\nmaterials\")\nsimilarly\nnoted about\nthe use of the\ndrug in a clinical\nsetting,\n\"Ketamine\nproduces an unusual\nstate,\nsometimes referred\nto as\n'dissociative\nanesthesia[.]'\n[.\n. .] During\nthis\ndissociative\nstate,\npatients\nmight appear awake\n[.\n. .]\nbut they\nare unable to respond to sensory\ninput.\"\n(App.\nB, 359)\nIt continued,\n\"At lower\n['recreational']\ndoses,\nstimulant\neffects\npredominate,\nand users experience\nmild\ndissociation\nwith\nhallucinations\nand a distortion\nof time and space,\"\nwith\n\"effects\nresolv[ing]\napproximately\n2\nh[ours]\nafter\nacute ketamine use[.]\"\n(App.\nB, 362) The Ketamine paper indicated\nthat\nthe \"most\ncommonadverse drug reactions\nassociated\nwith ketamine are nausea, vomiting,\ndizziness,\ndiplopia,\ndrowsiness,\ndysphoria,\nand confusion.\"\n(App.\nB, 350)\nComplainant\nconsumed ketamine in powdered form on the night of October\n19, 2024. During\nthe\nhearing\non May2, 2025, Complainant\ndescribed\nher experience\nof the\neffects\nof ketamine to\ninclude\nfeeling\nlike\nher \"lights\nwere on, but no one was home,\" which she indicated\nwas a state\nof \"vague consciousness\"\nwherein she \"d[id]n't\nknow what's\ngoing on from thing\nto thing.\"\n(Trans.\n5/2;\n21,\n63, 64) At the hearing\non May 5, she elaborated\non her experience\nof that\neffect\nby saying,\n\"You look\nlike\nan operating\nhuman being.\n[.\n. . Y]ou don't\nlook dead or asleep\nPage 9 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n11 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n11 of 99\n\n--- Page 12 ---\nnecessarily.\nSo, lights\nare on, but nobody's home. Your brain\nis not functioning\nat\nits\nproper\nlevel.\"\n(Trans.\n5/5;\n90) The Panel found this\n\"lights\non, nobody home\" description\nconsistent\nwith\nthe known \"dissociative\"\neffect\nof ketamine repeatedly\nemphasized in the expert\nmaterials.\nB.\nComplainant's\nFirst\nConsumption\nof Ketamine\nComplainant\nconsistently\nrecounted\nthat\nshe consumed ketamine with\nclose in time\nto their\nthreesome activity\non October 19, 2024. She referenced\nit as \"the\nfirst\ntime\"\nshe did ketamine that\nnight\nduring\nrecorded\ntelephone\ncalls\nwith\nthat\ntook place on or about November 6 and 7. (App.\nB, 171-173;\nApp. C, 24,\n28, 38) In her\nNovember 14 interview,\nshe explained\nthat\nwhile\nshe did not have an independent\nmemory of\nconsuming ketamine for\nthe\nfirst\ntime\nthat\nevening,\nshe nonetheless\n\"kn[e]w\"\nit occurred\nbased\non an experience\nwith\nketamine later\nin the night,\nwhen she \"remember[ed]\nthinking\n[it]\nwas\n[her]\nsecond time doing\nit\"\nand that\nshe \"already\ndid\nit once [before]\"\n(App.\nA; 47, 70)\nComplainant\nlikewise\nindicated\nin her November 15 CUPDstatement\nabout\nthat\nexperience,\n\"[I]t\nhit methat\nI had taken\n[k]etamine\non the couch with\nand\nearlier\nin the night.\n[.\n. .]\nI remembersmoking marijuana\nbut\nhe ket\nmine\n[.\n. .]\nI have zero\nmemory of. All\nI could rememberwas the\nfeeling\nthat\nI had already\ndone [k]etamine\nonce[.]\"\nComplainant\nsaid\nat the hearing\non May2, 2025,\n\"I know that\nit was given\nto me.\nalso\ndid\nit.\nIt was on the couch[;]\nit was the\nthree\nof us had ketamine.\n[.\n. .]\nI know it sounds super weird to say.\nI know it happened, but\nI don't remember\nit.\"\n(Trans.\n5/2;\n32)\nIn\nNovember 7, 2024,\nrecorded\ncall\nwith\nComplainant\n(the\n'\nNovember 7\ncall\"),\nhe said\nabout\nhimself,\nComplainant,\nand\nin the alumni room that\nnight,\n\"[W]e're\non the couch,\nand it's\nstar\ning. And then after\nlike\n10 minutes, we slowed down a bit.\nThen\npulled\nout the\n['liquor'],\nand we drank\nit. And then we started\nsmoking\nfrom there,\nmaybe another\nfive\nto 10 minutes afterwards.\nAnd then the\nK[isj\nstarted\nhappening.\"\n(App.\nC, 29)\nalso\nsubmitted\na written\nstatement\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation\ndated\nMarch 17, 2025 (his \"March 17 statement\"),\nregarding\nwhat occurred\nafter\nthe threesome\nactivity.\nHewrote in this\nregard,\n\"I inquired\nfor ketamine from\n[.\n. . .] Hepoured\nthe powder on a small key for himself and snorted\nit,\nthen handed methe key and the bag which\ncontained\nthe ketamine.\nI poured myself\nseveral\nkeys' worth and inhaled\nthem in rapid\nsuccession.\"\n(App. B, 259) He continued,\n\"[Complainant]\ndid not ingest\nany ketamine\nat this\npoint\nHowever, she shared\na sip of Jamaican liquor\nalong with meand\n.\" (App.\nB, 259)\nIn\ninterview,\nhe said about\nthe threesome activity\nand thereafter,\n\"[W]e\nstarted\nhaving sex in myroom, the\nthree\nof us.\n[.\n. .] Westopped,\ntook\na break.\nAnd that's\nwhen\nnoticed\na bag of ketamine[.\n. . .] And so,\noffers\nus, 'Hey,\ndo\n15 Considering\nthe\ntotality\nof the circumstances,\nthe Panel understood\nuse of the\nletter\n\"K\"\nin this\nstatement to reference ketamine.\nPage 10 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n12 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n12 of 99\n\n--- Page 13 ---\nyou want to do some?' I said,\n'Sure.'\n[Complainant]\ndeclined\nat that\npoint.\nSo, we didn't\nreally\npush her past that.\"\n(App. A, 184-185)\nAt the hearing\non May 12, 2025,\nfirst\nsaid\nabout\nthis\ntime of the\nnight,\n\"Wewere all\nsitting\non the couch talking.\n[.\n. .\n]\nreaches\nover,\nsees [the bag of ketamine],\npicks\nit up, asks if we want some.\" (Trans.\n5/12;\n60-61)\nHe also\nstated,\n\"[Complainant]\nsaid\nno, she'd\nnever done it before.\nWedidn't\nask again.\"\nLater\nin\nthe hearing,\nwhen asked about what,\nif any,\nsubstances\ngave to Complainant\nsaid,\n\"I\nguess,\nketamine,\nalcohol,\nweed[.\n. . .] Meand\ndid\nit, we\noffered\nit to her. She chose to take\nit. Wedidn't\nforce\nher to do anything.\"\n(Trans.\n5/12;\n149)\nIn assessing\nthe totality\nof the information\nprovided\nin this\nregard,\nthe Panel weighed\nComplainant's\ndescription\nof having ingested\nketamine wit\n|\nagainst\nthe\nlatter\ntwo's\naccount\nthat\nshe did not. The Panel\nfirst\nconsidered\nComplainant's\ncandor regarding\nnot having a specific\nmemory of consuming ketamine at that\ntime\nto be reasonably\nagainst\nher\nself-interest\nand therefore\nsomewhat indicative\nof credibility\nin her account,\nwhich\nthe Panel\nnoted was first\nprovided\nclose\nin time\nto the October 19 incidents\nand remained materially\nconsistent\nthereafter.\nThe Panel also\nconsidered\nComplainant's\nlack of ability\nto rememberthe\ndetails\nof this consumption\nconsistent\nwith\nthe\ntypical\neffects\nof ketamine described\nin the expert\nmaterials.\nLikewise,\nthe Panel noted Complainant's\nlack of memory regarding\nmany of her\nsubsequent\nexperiences\nwith\nas discussed\nin Section\nIV.C below,\nand found\nconsumption of ketamine consistent\nwith\nthe same.\nBy contrast,\nthe Panel noted\nthat\nboth confirmed\nthat ketamine\nconsumption\noccurred\nin the alumni room at that time\nin the night and yet offered\nmaterially\ncontrasting\nmemories of how the ketam ne was introduced,\nwhich reduced the weight attributed\nto both accounts.\nIn addition,\nthe Panel afforded\nless weight to\nwritten\nstatement\nthan those madeduring\nhis recorded\ncall\nwith\nComplainant,\ngiven\nthat\nhis written\nstatement was submitted\nafte\nhe received\nnotice\nof the Complaint\nallegations\nand therefore\nafter\nhe mayhave had a general\nmotive to indicate\nthat Complainant\ndid not consume ketamine\nin his\npresence.\nAdditionally,\nthe Panel noted\nthe apparent\ndiscrepancy\nin\nboth\nstating\nthat\nalone\ninitiated\nthe use of the ketamine and also\nusing\nthe pronoun \"we\" in\nthe same context\nto indicate\nthat\nthe two\n\"didn't\nreally\npush\" or \"ask\"\nComplainant\nabout\nit. The Panel found that\nthis\nrepeated\ninconsistency\nreduced the\ncredibility\nof his account\nin this\nregard.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nstatement\nat the\nhearing,\nwherein\nhe grouped ketamine with\nsubstances\nthat\nhe and\n\"offered\"\nComplainant\nand that\nshe \"chose to take,\"\nto reasonably\nindicate\nthat\nshe did\ningest\nketamine with\nthe two of them at\nor around the time of the threesome activity.\nFinally,\nthe Panel considered\nthe totality\nof the circumstances\npresented,\nincluding\nits\nfindings,\ndiscussed\nin Sections\nIV.H and IV.J\nbelow,\nthat\nboth\nseparately\ngave\nComplainant\nketamine at later\npoints\nin the ni\nThe\nPanel\ntherefore\nconsidered\ntheir\nprovision\nof ketamine to Complainant\nat this\nearlier\npoint\nof the\nPage 11 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n13 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n13 of 99\n\n--- Page 14 ---\nnight\nto be consistent\nwith\na pattern\nof conduct they each demonstrated later\nin time.\nThe Panel\nalso\nconsidered\nComplainant's\nalcohol\nconsumption\nprior\nto her arrival\nat the Chi Phi house, her\nfriendship\nwith\n, and her undisputed\nstrong\nattraction\nfor\n-the\nfeeling\nof which she described\nin her November 15 interview\nas a \"chokehold,\"\nadding that\nshe\nwould have done \"anything\nto please [him]\"\nat the time.\n(App. A, 35) Understanding\na typical\neffect\nof alcohol\nto be lowered inhibition\nin the context of the\nthree\nparties\nhaving engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\ntogether\nand having consumed alcohol\nand marijuana\ntogether,\nthe Panel found\nbased on the preponderance of the evidence\nthat Complainant\ningested\nketamine with\nin the alumni room on the night of October 19 close\nin time\nto the\nthreesome activity.\nC.\nI\nI\nFM\nPage 12 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n14 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n32 of 99\n\n--- Page 33 ---\nF.\n1.\nComplaint\nCharges Against Respondent\nAs set forth\nin the Formal Complaint,\nRespondent\nwas charged with\nviolating\nthe Policy's\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual Exploitation\nand Sexual Assault.\nSpecifically,\nthe alleged\nprohibited\nconduct was that\nhe:\n(a) intentionally\nviewed Complainant\nin a state of undress\nwithout\nher\nPage 31 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n33 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n33 of 99\n\n--- Page 34 ---\npermission;\nand (b) touched his nose to Complainant's\nnaked body and inhaled\na powdered\nsubstance\noff her body without\naffirmative\nconsent,\nincluding\nlack of affirmative\nconsent due to\nincapacitation.\n2.\nParty Accounts and Additional\nEvidence\na.\nComplainant\nIn her November 14 interview,\nComplainant\nindicated\nthat,\nat somepoint\nduring\nthe night\nof\nOctober\n19, 2024, when she was \"naked\"\nin\nbed, \"two guys named\ng\"\nentered\nthe room. (App.\nA, 62) She recalled\nbeing introduced\nto them while\nwere also\nin the room. She described\nthem as \"standing\"\nat the\nfoot\nof the bed,\nadding,\n\"They\nfelt\nmore like\nvoyeurs than anything\nin the\nsituation.\nThey didn't\nget as\ncomfortable\nas everybody\nelse\ndid.\"\nAlthough\nshe was \"unsure\"\nof the particular\n\"sequence of\nthe[]\nevents,\"\nshe then recalled\ncertain\ninteractions\nwith\nexiting\nthe bed while\nnaked and \"flexing,\"\nand being\n\"berated\nwith\ncompliments.\"\n(App. A; 68-70,\n72) She also\nindicated\nthat\nasked to ingest\nketamine off her body and that\nshe agreed\nin some\nform.\nShe continued,\n\"I remember lying\ndown and covering myface\nup.\n[.\n. .] And they just\npoured all\nsorts\nof stuff\nall\nover meand did\nall\nsorts of drugs off mybody.\n[.\n. . S]everal\nlines\n[were]\ndone by almost\neverybody.\"\n(App. A, 73) In her November 15 interview,\nshe stated,\n\"I'm\nnot even sure\nif the two\nare in Chi Phi.\n[.\n. .] But they\nall were partaking\nin the drugs\nbecause they did them off of mybody. But\nI did put myhands over myface at that\npoint.\"\n(App.\nA; 126-127)\nIn her February 7 interview,\nComplainant\nsaid,\n\"[T]he\n, as far\nas I know,\nwere voyeurs.\nWell,\nexcept\nthe times\nthat\nthey did drugs off mybody, and who knows if they\ntouched anything\nwhile\nthey were doing\nthat[.]\"\n(App.\nA, 137) Although\nshe did not know what\neither\nof them looked\nlike\nafter\nthat\nnight,\nComplainant\nconsistently\nindicated\nthat\neither\nRespondent\nor\nasked if she was okay or otherwise\nphysically\nsupported\nher\nafter\nentered\nthe alumni room and told everyone to leave.\n(See,\ne.g.,\nApp. B, 32)\nb.\nRespondent\nRespondent\nconsistently\nstated\nin his\ninterviews,\ndocumentary\nsubmissions,\nand at the\nhearing\nthat he did not observe\nComplainant naked at any time nor partake\nin any drug use while\nin the alumni room on the night of October\n19, 2024. At the hearing\non May21, 2025, he\nindicated\nthat he did not know Complainant\nprior\nto the night\nof October\n19. During Respondent\nDecember 16 interview,\nhe described\nbeing\nat the party\nat the Chi Phi house that\nnight,\nafter\nwhich he went to\nroom. He submitted\na record of a ten-second\ncall\nwith\nat 2:23 a.m. on October 20. (App.\nB, 307) In his December 16 interview,\nhe\nrecalled\ninviting\nto join him in\nroom during\nthat\ncall.\nHe\ncontinued,\n\"I was hitting\n['a\nnicotine\nvape']\nat this\npoint,\nand it was almost\ndead[.\n. . .A]nd by the\ntime\ngot there, we sat and talked\nfor\nabout two minutes,\nand\ngot up and left\nthe room. Wedidn't\nknow why[.]\"\n(App. A, 370) About what happened next,\nhe\nsaid:\nPage 32 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n34 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n34 of 99\n\n--- Page 35 ---\nAfter\nabout\n10 to 15 minutes with\nstill\nbeing\ngone,\nI checked myphone\nand in [the Actives\ngroup]\nthere was a text message [.\n. .] that\nsaid,\n\"Free pussy in\nalumni.\"\n[.\n. .]\nI had no idea what the\ntext\nmeant.\nI was kind of befuddled.\nSo, meand\ntalked\nabout\nit. And the person\nthat\nsent\nthe text\nmessage\n], he lived\nin that room, and I knew he had a vape, and myvape had just\ndied. And we\nalso\nspeculated\nthat maybe this\nis why\nhad got up and left.\n(App. A, 370) He added, \"So, myvape had died.\nI knew\nhad one, and because\nof\nleaving\nand us not knowing\nthe nature of if this was a joke or what was\ngoing on in the [alumni]\nroom, meand\ndecided\nto go into\nthat room.\"\n(App.\nA,\n370).\nDuring\nthe hearing\non May 2 1, Respondent\nexplained\nthat\nhad actually\nleft\nhis room before\narrived,\nwithout\nindicating\nwhere he was going.\nAbout what happened when he and\nentered\nthe alumni room on October 20,\n2024, Respondent\nsaid during\nhis December 16 interview\nthat he saw Complainant and\nall\nin or on\nbed. He indicated\nthat\nComplainant\nwas under bed coverings\nat the\ntime. He said\nthat he sat on the couch and conversed\nwith\nfor someminutes\nbefore\nasking\nboth\nand Complainant\nif\nthey were \"all\nright\"-both\nof whomresponded affirmatively-and\nexiting\nthe room with\n(App. A, 371) He recalled\nan interaction\nwith\nComplainant\nbefore\nexiting\nin\nwhich she \"laughed\"\nabout both\nhis and\nfirst\nnames being\n'\n\" (App.\nA,\n372) He estimated\nthat he was in the alumni room for\n\"[n]o\nmore than five\nminutes\"\nthat\nnight.\n(App. A, 380)\nAbout\nhis decision\nto go to the alumni room that\nnight,\nRespondent\nstated,\n\"[B]y\nno means\nwere we going there\nto get\nfree\npussy[.\n. . .] That was not our intentions\nat\nall. Wewere just\nchecking out to see if everything\nwas okay[.]\"\n(App. A, 377) During\nthe hearing\non May 21,\n2025, he stated\nthat\nafter\nseeing the\n\"free\npussy in alumni\"\nmessage, he \"started\nto get kind of\nworried\nthat\nthat's\nwhere\nhad went\" and that he \"believe[d\nwas intoxicated\nat the time.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n110,\n116) He continued,\n\"I wasjust\nworried\ncause\nagain,\nthe\ntext was really\nout there.\nI had never seen something like\nthat.\n[.\n. .]\nI just\ndidn't\nknow\nwhat\nwas doing and kind of if something was bad, I wanted to get him out of\nthere.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n110-111) He also\nsaid,\n\"[T]he\ntext\ncould have meant anything.\nThere was a\nlot of things\ngoing through myhead.\nI didn't\nknow if there was a lot of girls\nin there\nor what was\ngoing on[.\n. . .] But again,\nfree pussy just\nseems like\nsomeone could have been in danger.\nIt's\njust\nfree.\nWhat does free mean?Again,\nI don't\nknow. That's why it could have meant anything.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n113) He also\nsaid,\n\"If\nsomeone's having\nsex with\nsomeone in the room, they're\nnot\ngonna send that\ntext\nout.\nSo, again,\nI just\ndidn't\nknow what was really\nhappening in the room,\"\nand, \"I just\ndidn't\nthink\nit was real.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n111,\n114)\nRespondent\nfurther\nnoted\nthat\nalthough\nthe alumni room was \"a bedroom where a lot of\npeople would go to hang out\nif they didn't\nwant to be in their\nroom or if they had nothing\nto do,\"\nPage 33 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n35 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n35 of 99\n\n--- Page 36 ---\nhe personally\n\"just\nwasn't\nreally\nclose\nwith\nthe\n[residents\nof the room as of October\n19, 2024].\nSo, [he]'d\ngo to [his]\nother\nfriends'\nrooms to hang\nout,\"\nadding,\n\"I was rarely\never in [the\nalumni\nroom].\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n104)\nDuring\nthe\ninvestigation,\nRespondent\nsubmitted\na record of a ketamine\ntest\nperformed by\nOmegaLaboratories\nthat\nindicated\nthat\nhis hair\nfollicies\nwere collected\non November 26, 2024,\nand tested\nfor ketamine presence\n(his \"ketamine\ntest\").\nThe ketamine test cameback \"[n]egative\"\nfor\nthe\ndrug.\n(App.\nB.1;\n8) At the hearing\non May21, Respondent\nstated\nthat Omega\nLaboratories\npersonnel\ntold him at the time of collection,\n\"[E]ven\nif you take [ketamine]\none\ntime,\nit can stay\nin your hair\nfor up to three\nto six months.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n168)\nc.\nAdditional\nEvidence\nTimeline\nindicated\nthat he \"called\n[Respondent\n] and went to\n]'s room\"\nat or around 2:23 a.m. on October 20, 2024.\n(App.\nB, 272) In\nDecember9 interview,\nhe described\nthat he and Respondent\nnoted\na Snapchat message to the\nActives\ngroup that\nread,\n\"Free pussy in alumni,\"\nafter\nwhich they went to the alumni room. (App.\nA, 330) He continued,\n\"We saw that\ntext\nand were somewhat concerned but thought\nit could\njust\nbe crude humor.\"\n(App. A, 330) He also wrote\nin his Timeline,\n\"[Respondent\n]'s vape had\ndied,\nand he wanted to borrow someone else's.\nHe knew\nhad a vape in\n[the\nalumni]\nroom. [Respondent\n] asked if\nI wanted to go check it out, and I agreed.\n[Respondent\n] also mentioned that he thought\nwas pretty\ninebriated\nwhile\nthey were\nhanging out so wewanted to check on him.\"\n(App.\nB, 272)\nAbout what happened after\nthey entered\nthe alumni room minutes\nlater,\nrecalled\nseeing Complainant under bed coverings,\nwith\nall\nin or on the\nsame bed. He recalled\nbeing\nin the room for\n\"[f]ive\nminutes,\nmaybe\" (App.\nA, 344) and\nconsistently\nstated\nthat\nhe both\narrived\nand left\nwith\nRespondent\n. He likewise\nconsistently\nindicated\nthat he did not observe any drug use or Complainant naked at any time he was present\nin the alumni room that\nnight.\nOnDecember 9, 2024,\nsigned\na document\ntitled\n\"Acknowledgement\nof Understanding of [Respondent\n]'s\nInvolvement,\"\nin which he affirmed\nthat Respondent\n\"did\nnot make any physical\ncontact\nwith\n[Complainant]\"\nand \"did\nnot snort\nor consume drugs on or near [Complainant).\"\n(App.\nB, 306) At the hearing\non May 15, 2025,\nindicated\nthat when he inquired\nabout taking\na hair\nfollicle\ntest\nfor\nketamine,\nhe\nwas told\nby the company Request ATest that\nthe\ntest\nis accurate\nfor presence of the drug for up\nto \"90 days.\"\n(Trans.\n5/15;\n71)\nDuring\ninterview,\nhe recalled\nabout after\nconsumed\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody, \"two guys walked\nin, [Respondent\n] and\n].\nThey introduced\nthemselves,\nstarted\ntalking,\nand [Complainant]\ninvited\nthem in.\"\n(App. A, 186)\nHe continued,\n\"And then,\n] are telling\n] about\nhow they did ketamine off of [Complainant's]\nchest.\n[.\n. .] And then,\nboth\n] asked her if they could\ndo ketamine off her chest\ntoo, because\n]\nPage 34 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n36 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n36 of 99\n\n--- Page 37 ---\nhad told\nthem about\nit.\nShe said yeah, so they\ndid.\"\n(App. A, 187) He did not recall\nwhopoured\nthat ketamine or howmuch they consumed. He also\nindicated\nthat Complainant\n\"got up out of\nthe bed and started\ndoing like\na bodybuilder\npose\" while\nwere in the\nalumni room. (App. A, 186)\nIn\nJanuary\n8 interview,\nhe recalled\nentering\nthe alumni room in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20 and talking\nwith\nComplainant and\n.\nHe continued,\n\"At somepoint,\nthen the door opens in the room. I look back and I see\n[Respondent\n] has entered\nthe room. Then,\nI can't\nrecall\nif\nit was right\nbehind him or a little\nbit\nlater\nat somepoint\nwalks into\nthe room as well.\"\nIn the hearing\non May 14,\n2025,\nexplained,\n\"I believe\nsometime shortly\nbefore\nasked to\ningest\nketamine off of Complainant's\nbody],\nI remember actually\nhearing\nthe door and glancing\nback and seeing them,\nbut\nI actually\ndon't\nrecall\nwhere they were exactly\nwhen he said those\nwords specifically.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n144)\nIn his January 27 interview,\nsaid\nthat he and\nthen ingested\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody.\nIn the hearing on May 14, he stated\nabout\nthat\ntime,\n\"I had not\nheard or seen [Respondent\n] since\nI heard\nthat door open in the moment, but\nI think\nI had the\nimpression\nthat\nthey were in the room too somewhere in the background.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n147)\nWhenasked what gave him the impression\nthat Respondent\nwas still\nin the room at that\ntime,\nanswered,\n\"I just\ndidn't\nrecall\nhearing\nthe door open again.\"\n(Trans.\n5/14;\n147) In\nhis January 27 interview,\nhe said about what happened next,\n\"I remember at somepoint,\n[Respondent\n] just comesup to me. I'm not sure what he said,\nbut he just\nwalks up to me\nbecause he's one of myfriends.\n[.\n. .]\nI don't\nremember the exact words he said\nto me, but\nI just\nrememberhim coming up to me, and then,\ngoing back to talking\nwith,\nI believe,\nit was\n(App.\nA, 428) He recalled\nthat\nthe next thing\nthat happened was Complainant\nexiting\nthe bed and \"flexing\nher muscles to everybody\nin the room,\"\nafter\nwhich\n\"[came]\ninto\nthe room and basically\nkick[ed]\neveryone out[.]\"\n(App.\nA, 428) He did not\nrememberRespondent\ninhaling\nketamine off Complainant's\nbody.\neach consistently\nrecalled-both\nat their\nrespective\ninterviews\nand at the\nhearing-that\nthey observed Respondent\nexiting\nthe alumni room at or around 5:00 a.m.\nwhen they went to that room with\nand\nd.\nThe Snapchat Messages\nAs discussed\nin Section\nIV.A above,\nthe Panel found\nthat\nthe\n1:42 a.m. Snapchat message \"Free\npussy in alum pu\" communicated an invitation\nfor\nothers\nto go to the alumni room, along with\na\nreference\nto female sexual\nanatomy. At 2:29\na.m., Respondent\nwrote in the Alumni group,\n\"the alumni\nshit\nis not a bit.\nFirst\nhand pov not a bit\"\n(the\n\"not\na bit message\").\nDuring\nthe\nhearing\non May 21, 2025, Respondent\nsaid\nabout that message:\nPage 35 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n37 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n37 of 99\n\n--- Page 38 ---\nI found out from [someone] passing by as I was walking\ninto\nthe [alumni]\nroom that\nthere\nwas a girl\nin there.\nSo, I wasjust\nsaying,\nI mean, firsthand\nfrom somebodyelse\nthat\nthere\nwas a girl\nin that room and it's\nnot a ['joke'],\nbut again,\nit was an immature and dumb\nkind of just\nfollowing\nalong\nwith\nwhat everybody else was saying\nin there.\nI shouldn't\nhave said\nit. And it\nis immature and a stupid\ntext\nmessage for\nsure.\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n152,\n153) He indicated\nthat he interacted\nwith\nthat\nindividual\nand sent\nthe not a bit\nmessage while\nhe was outside\nthe alumni room, prior\nto entering.\n3.\nFindings\nand Determinations\nwith\nRespect to Respondent\nProcedures\nSection\n3.6 defines\nsexual\nexploitation\nin relevant\npart\nas \"intentionally\nengaging in\n[.\n. . o]bserving\nanother person when that person is nude or engaged in sexual\nactivity\nwithout\nthe\nknowledge and consent of the person observed[.]\"\nPer Procedures\nSection\n3.5,\nsexual\nassault\nis\n\"(1)\nsexual\nintercourse\nor (2) sexual contact\n(3) without\naffirmative\nconsent.\"\nSexual\ncontact\nis\ndefined\nin relevant\npart\nas \"intentional\nsexual\ntouching,\nhowever slight,\nwith\nany object\nor body\npart\"\nincluding\n\"intentional\ntouching\nof another's\nbody part\nfor\nthe purpose of sexual\ngratification,\narousal,\nhumiliation,\nor degradation.\"\nRegarding the charges\nagainst\nRespondent\n, the Panel\nfirst\nfound the evidentiary\nrecord\ninsufficient\nto show that he observed Complainant nude or engaged in sexual\nactivity\nwithout\nher\nknowledge. Notably,\neven if Respondent\nwas present when others\nconsumed ketamine off her\nnaked torso\nand/or when she exited\nthe bed and flexed,\nthe preponderance of the evidence\nshowed that Complainant was aware, by her own account,\nthat\nshe was nude at those times.\nFor\nthis\nreason,\nthe Panel determined\nthat Respondent\nwas not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nexploitation\nunder the Policy.\nHowever,\nthe Panel considered\nProcedures\nSection\n3.2, which prohibits\nattempting\nto commit\nprohibited\nconduct,\nand found that Respondent\nattempted\nto commit sexual\nexploitation\nwhen he went into\nthe alumni room in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20, 2024.\nSpecifically,\nby Respondent\n's own account,\nhe went to the room, at least\nin part,\nbecause of a Snapchat\nmessage indicating\nthere was \"free\npussy in alumni.\"\nAlso by Respondent\n's own account,\nhe\nthought\n\"something\n[.\n. .] bad\" could be happening in the room, that someone could be \"in\ndanger,\"\nand that\nthe\nsituation\ncould\ninvolve\n\"a lot of girls.\"\nHe also\nnoted\nthat,\nwhile\nhe did not\nhave specific\nknowledge of what was occurring\nin the room, he thought\nat the time,\n\"If\nsomeone's having sex with\nsomeone in the room they're\nnot gonna send that\ntext\nout.\"\nTaking\nthese\nstatements\ntogether,\nthe Panel considered\nit more likely\nthan not that Respondent\nunderstood\nthat\nthe\n1:42 a.m. message indicated\nsomekind of sexual\nsituation\ninvolving\na\nfemale. The Panel likewise\nfound the\nobjectively\nreasonable\nunderstanding\nof the message to\nindicate\nsomekind of sexual\nsituation\nwas occurring\nwith a female in the alumni room. In\naddition,\nalthough\nRespondent\nrepeatedly\nindicated\nthat he thought\nthe message was a \"joke\"\nor not real,\nthe Panel found such statements\nunreasonably\nincompatible\nwith\nhis account\nthat\nhe\nwas sufficiently\n\"worried\"\nabout what was happening in the room that he went to check on the\nPage 36 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n38 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n38 of 99\n\n--- Page 39 ---\nsituation-particularly\nwhen he noted\nthat\nit was not a social\nroom that he frequented\nand that he\nwas not close\nto\nits residents-and\ntherefore\ndid not credit\nhis account\nin this\nregard.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nRespondent\n's not a bit message and his statements\nacknowledging\nthat,\nby\nthe time he arrived\nat the alumni room, he had received\nconfirmation\nthat\nthere was \"a girl\"\npresent\nin that\nspace and still\nchose to enter\nit. The Panel therefore\ndetermined by a\npreponderance of the evidence\nthat Respondent\nunderstood\nthat\na female was likely\nnude\nand/or\nengaged in sexual\nactivity\nin the alumni room on October 20, 2024, and entered\nthe room\non that\nbasis,\nintending\nto observe\nthe same.23\nIt\nis undisputed\nthat Complainant\nhad no knowledge of the Snapchat messages occurring\nin the\nActives\ngroup that\nnight,\nhad no previous\nrelationship\nwith\nRespondent\n, and did not invite\nhim to the alumni room. Therefore,\nthe Panel determined\nthat Respondent\nengaged in\nconduct directly\ntending\ntowards completion\nof sexual exploitation\n(i.e.,\nentering\nthe alumni\nroom) with\nthe\nintent\nto commit sexual\nexploitation\n(i.e.,\nto observe\na person nude or engaged in\nsexual\nactivity\nwithout\ntheir\nknowledge and consent)\nand that such conduct thus constituted\nattempting\nto commit prohibited\nconduct in violation\nof the\nPolicy.\nThe Panel next assessed the charge\nagainst\nRespondent\nregarding\ningesting\nketamine off\nComplainant's\nnaked torso\nin the alumni room on October 20, 2024. The Panel\nfirst\nnoted\nthat\nRespondent\nconsistently\ndenied consuming any drugs\nin the alumni room that\nnight.\nThe\nPanel\nalso noted\nthat\nall\naccounts\nindicated\nthat Respondent\nentered\nthe alumm room at or\nabout\nthe same time\nas\nand\nlikewise\nconsistently\nstated\nthat\nRespondent\ndid not ingest\nketamine while\nin the room that\nnight.\nThe Panel\nfurther\nconsidered\nthat Complainant\nthought\nRespondent\nparticipated\nin ingesting\nketamine off her\nthat\nnight,\nbut did\nnot actually\nobserve\nhim do so. The Panel also\nnoted\nthat,\nalthough\nrecalled\nRespondent\ninhaling\nketamine off Complainant,\nneither\nnor\nindicated\nthe same. Finally,\nthe Panel considered\nthe apparent\nnegative\nresults\nof Respondent\nketamine\ntest\nand that both\nand Respondent\nindicated\nthat\nhair\nfollicle\ntests\nfor ketamine could\nreveal\nthe drug's\npresence\nfor up to three\nmonths, with\nRespondent\nhaving taken\nthe\ntest\nwithin\nsix weeks of October 20.\nUltimately,\nin\nits review of the\ntotality\nof the information\ncollected,\nthe Panel found the evidentiary\nrecord\ninsufficient\nto show that Respondent\ningested ketamine off Complainant's\nbody in the\nearly\nmorning hours of October 20 and therefore\ndetennined\nthat he is not responsible\nfor\nsexual\nassault\nunder the\nPolicy.\n23 The Panel did not find\nRespondent\n's statements regarding\nhis intent\nto borrow\n\"vape\"\nor\ncheck on\nto be matenTa to its\nanalysis\nin this\nregard as, even if tme,\ne cou\nave\nad multiple\nreasons for gomgto\ne alumni room that night-including\nto view someone in a state\nof undress or involved\nin\nsexual activity.\nPage 37 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n39 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n78 of 99\n\n--- Page 79 ---\nPage 77 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision E\n79 \u00b0'99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n79 of 99\n\n--- Page 80 ---\nPage 78 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n80 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n80 of 99\n\n--- Page 81 ---\nPage 79 of 97\n[\n4 8\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Po c\n6\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n81 of 99\n\n--- Page 82 ---\nI\nI\nPage 80 of 97\n[\n4 8\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Po c\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n82 of 99\n\n--- Page 83 ---\nI\nPage 81 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n83 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n83 of 99\n\n--- Page 84 ---\nI\nI\n39\nPage 82 of97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n84 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n84 of 99\n\n--- Page 85 ---\nPage 83 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n85 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n85 of 99\n\n--- Page 86 ---\nPage 84 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n86 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n86 of 99\n\n--- Page 87 ---\nPage 85 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n87 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n87 of 99\n\n--- Page 88 ---\nJ\nPage 86 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n88 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n88 of 99\n\n--- Page 89 ---\nV.\nSanctions and Recommendations\nIn determining\nsanctions\nand remedies in this\nmatter,\nthe Panel considered\nthe goals of the Policy\nand the Procedures,\nas well\nas all\nfactors\nlisted\nin Procedures\nSection\n26.13,\napplied\nto each party\nindividually,\nas appropriate.\nThe Panel also\nconsidered\nthe impact and mitigation\nstatements\nsubmitted.\nPage 87 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n89 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n89 of 99\n\n--- Page 90 ---\nI\nI\nPage 88 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n90 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n90 of 99\n\n--- Page 91 ---\nI\nPage 89 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n91 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n91 of 99\n\n--- Page 92 ---\nC.\nIn determining\nsanctions\nand remedies with\nrespect\nto Respondent\n, the Panel reviewed\nthe\nseriousness\nof the prohibited\nconduct committed (attempted\nsexual\nexploitation),\nas well\nas the\nunderlying\ncircumstances.\nThe Panel considered\nthat Respondent\n's conduct perpetuated\nfor\nComplainant\nan experience\nof unwelcome and uninvited\nexposure.\nShe described\nthose moments\nin the hearing\non May 2, 2025, by saying,\n\"I\nfelt\nlike\nbait.\nI felt\nlike\nlions\naround me. It just\nwasa\ntotally\ndebilitating\nplace\nto be in.\"\nThe Panel\nalso acknowledged Respondent\n's statement\nat\nthe hearing\non May 21, 2025,\n\"I was sorry\nthat maybeif\nit wasn't\nconsensual\nand she was\nvictimized,\nI was sorry\nfor\nnot stopping\nit. And that I'm\nsorry\nI couldn't\ntell\nif she was under the\ninfluence\n[.\n. .] just\nsorry\nthat\nI felt\nlike\nif something actually\nbad happened, I didn't\nstop\nit.\"\n(Trans.\n5/21;\n176)\nUpon due deliberation,\nthe Panel imposed the following\nsanction\nwith\nrespect\nto Respondent\n's Policy\nviolation:\n\"\nImposition\nof a one-way No Contact\nOrder (NCO) with\nComplainant,\nwherein\nall\nduties,\nburdens,\nand obligations\nof no contact\nbetween the parties\nare carried\nby Respondent\nfor\nthe duration\nof his enrollment\nat the University.\no\nModifications\nto the NCOmaybe made consistent\nwith\nthe Procedures\nonly\nat the\ndiscretion\nof the Title\nIX Coordinator. Aviolation\nof the NCOmaybe additional\nprohibited\nconduct.\n\"\nWithin\nninety\n(90)\ndays after\nthis\nDecision\nbecomes final\n(otherwise\nsubject\nto\nreasonable\nextension\napproved by the Title\nIX Coordinator),\nRespondent\nwill\nparticipate\nin a Directed\nStudy through COCRfocused\non the\nissues\nof social\nmedia use\nand sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention.\no\nRespondent\nwill\ncontact\nthe COCRat (titleix@cornell.edu)\nto coordinate\nand\nschedule\nthis\nstudy with\nthe\nCivil\nRights\nEducation and Training\nSpecialist.\nThe\nCOCRwill\nmonitor compliance with\nthis\nsanction.\n\"\nWithin\nninety\n(90)\ndays after\nthis\nDecision\nbecomes final\n(otherwise\nsubject\nto\nreasonable\nextension\napproved by the Title\nIX Coordinator),\nRespondent\nwill\nsubmit\nto the Title\nIX OfEcc a reflection\npaper that engages with\nthe\nspecific\ncircumstances\nfor\nwhich he was found responsible\nand contains\na detailed\nproposal\nfor\nfuture\nUniversity\neducational\nmaterials\nto train\nundergraduate\nstudents around the\nintersection\nof social\nmedia use and sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention.\nThe reflection\npaper\nmust also\ninclude\nrecommendations\nto the University's\nOffice\nof Sorority\n& Fraternity\nLife\nwith\nrespect\nto substance\nuse prevention\nefforts\nin Greek Life\norganizations\non\ncampus. Use of artificial\nintelligence\ntools\nof any kind\nin the creation\nof this\nreflection\npaper is prohibited.\n\"\nThe Hearing Panel expects\nthat Respondent\nwill\ntake this\neducational\nopportunity\nseriously\nand apply what he learns\nto help improve\nthe University/Greek\nLife\ncommunity.\nPage 90 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n.\n92 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n92 of 99\n\n--- Page 93 ---\nTo that\nend, and to the extent reasonably\nrequested\nby COCR,Respondent\nwill\nengage substantively\nin creating\neducational\nprogramming\nfor\nthe University\ncommunity\naround the\nintersection\nof social\nmedia use and sexual harassment,\nas well\nas bystander\nintervention\nand substance\nuse prevention\non campus.\nThe Panel imposes this\nsanction\nwith\nknowledge of Respondent\n's lack of non-academic\ndisciplinary\nrecord\nand with the\nintent\nthat\nit provide\nhim opportunity\nfor understanding\nand\nmaturation,\nas well\nas to actively\ncontribute\nto the safety\nof both Complainant\nand the University\ncommunity\nas a whole.\nI\nI\nI\nPage 91 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n93 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n93 of 99\n\n--- Page 94 ---\nI\nPage 92 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n94 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n94 of 99\n\n--- Page 95 ---\nPage 93 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n95 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n95 of 99\n\n--- Page 96 ---\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nI\nPage 94 of 97\nHearin\nPanel Decision\n.\n96 of 99\nPriv\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n96 of 99\n\n--- Page 97 ---\nI\nPage 95 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n97 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n97 of 99\n\n--- Page 98 ---\nI\nI\nRespectfully\nsubmitted,\nSavannah Bao\nKelly\nKing-O'Brien\nRob Kotaska\nPage 96 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n98 of 99\nPrivate\n[94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 44\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n98 of 99\n\n--- Page 99 ---\nVI.\nAppeal Information\nParties\nmayappeal\nthis\nDetermination.\nThe Procedures\nset forth\nthe process\napplicable\nto any\nappeal.\nIn sum, appeals maybe brought\nonly upon one or more of the following\ngrounds:\n1.\nThe sanctions\nor remedies are not commensurate with\nthe\ninjury/violation\nor are unjust.\n2. AUniversity\nofficial\nor officials,\nincluding\nthe Hearing\nPanel,\nassigned\nresponsibility\nfor\nperforming\nspecific\nfunctions\nby these procedures,\nviolated\nthe\nfair\napplication\nof relevant\nUniversity\nprocedures,\nand such violation\nmay have had a prejudicial\neffect\nupon the\noutcome. This\nincludes\nconflict\nof interest\nor bias.\n3. AUniversity\nofficial\nor officials,\nincluding\nthe Hearing Panel,\nassigned\nresponsibility\nfor\nperforming\nspecific\nfunctions\nby these procedures,\ncommitted an error\nin interpreting\nPolicy\n6.4,\nthese procedures,\nand such error mayhave had a prejudicial\neffect\nupon the outcome.\nThis\nincludes\ndeterminations\nof jurisdiction\nand determinations\nof Hearing Process.\n4. The Hearing Panel rendered\na decision\nthat\nis clearly\nerroneous.\n5. Newevidence\nwas discovered\nafter\nthe Hearing Panel's\ndecision\nthat\ncould\nnot have\nreadily\nbeen discovered\nbefore\nthe decision\nand that would have probably changed the\noutcome.\nA party may commencean appeal by submitting\na written\nstatement\nto the Title\nIX Coordinator\nwithin\nten\n(10)\nbusiness days of issuance of the Hearing Panel's\ndecision.\nThe appeal statement\nmust set forth:\n\"\nthe determination(s)\nbeing\nappealed,\n\"\nthe\nspecific\nground(s)\nfor\nthe\nappeal,\nand\n\"\nthe\nfacts\nsupporting\nthe grounds.\nThe appeal statement\nwill\nbe limited\nto 3500 words.\nFailure\nto submit an appeal within\nthe ten\n(10)\nbusiness days or any approved extension\nconstitutes\nwaiver of the right\nto appeal.\nPage 97 of 97\nHearing Panel Decision\n-\n99 of 99\nPrivate\n(94428]\nDistribution\nNot Permitted,\nSee Policy\n6.4\nDistributed\n08/18/2025\nCI2026-22098\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:00 PM\nINDEX NO. 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