“Creeps”: Rosie O’Donnell reacts as identities of “Cornell 7” accused of drugging and assaulting woman goes viral

Comedian Rosie O’Donnell has weighed in after the identities of the accused involved in the Cornell 7 drug and assault case went viral.

The Threads user (pixxiemeat) posted about creating a GoFundMe to fund a full-page advertisement calling for their execution. They wrote:

“Can we start a GoFundMe to take out a full page ad in the New York Times calling for their execution? (Like Dump did to the Central Park 5).”

Taking to Threads, O’Donnell replied:

“R*pist creeps.”

According to a report in People magazine, O’Donnell’s response follows a September 2026 civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student identified as Jane Doe. She alleged that in October 2024, she was r*ped by seven fraternity members. The suit also names Cornell University, accusing it of failing to adequately protect the plaintiff and of handing out relatively light discipline.

Continue to read for more details.

A deep insight into the Cornell University drugging and sexual assault case

A report in The Cornell Daily Sun stated that the seven defendants named in the Cornell University drugging and sexual assault case have been named as Matthew Ingalls, Johnathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar.

The defendants' workplaces have now gone viral. According to social media posts on Threads and X, four of the seven defendants, including Sarabia, Norris, Ingalls, and Lopes, are working at Wells Fargo, Glenfarne Group, LLC, Data Annotation, and Vdrio.

Other posts on X claim that Lee has been serving in the Republic of Korea Army. Some posts claim that he has returned from the Korean Army and has been posing as a normal student. Newell has been reported to be at University, while there was no information on where Newell has been currently working.

All of the defendants have been described as members of the Chi Phi fraternity and students. The alleged victim, who was 20 years old at the time of the reported assault, claimed that she was coerced into consuming drugs by what fraternity members called ketamine and sexually assaulted by multiple members of the Chi Phi fraternity at its frat house in 2024.

The plaintiff told The Cornell Daily Sun:

“What happened to me was horrific and deeply disturbing. Almost two years later, I still carry the weight of its impact every day and night.”

The plaintiff filed the lawsuit after an initial report was made to the Cornell community on November 8, 2024. The plaintiff claimed that Ingalls and Newell pressured her to snort a white substance and served her alcohol and marijuana, as reported in The Sun.

The report stated that the defendant Ingalls allegedly proposed to engage in a threesome with him and a fraternity brother. This happened despite the fact that the plaintiff was “incapable of consenting,” according to the lawsuit. The complaint alleges a message was sent to a Snapchat group around 1:42 am, entitled “Chi Phi Actives,” inviting others into the room during the assault.

According to a report in The Sun, plaintiff claimed that her phone was kept on the other side of the room and she “felt as if there was no way for her to escape this room full of predatory fraternity men.”

Jeremy Saland, an attorney for defendant Kretzschmar, has denied all the allegations against his client. He said:

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“We wholeheartedly deny the allegations in the complaint against Scott Kretzschmar. It is disappointing that the claims against him were even made, considering we possess documents that thoroughly corroborate our position, including her own words, statements from other parties, and scientific evidence demonstrating they are false.”

Meanwhile, Jane Doe’s attorney, Thomas P. Giuffra, claims that none of the seven accused fraternity members was arrested. He said that out of the seven, only two were expelled, while others received lighter university sanctions. Giuffra has publicly criticized the depth of the criminal investigation, stating there was “no meaningful follow-up” after the initial report and that “I’ve never seen anything like it.”

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