The View host Sonny Hostin has broken with the prevailing wisdom, warning that media is “inaccurately” and “unfairly” reporting the Cornell University gang rape story.
\n\nHostin, a former prosecutor, says, in her opinion, no sensible prosecutor would have brought charges against the purported attackers based on the evidence given at the time.
\n\nThe story erupted nationally after a Cornell student filed a civil lawsuit claiming that she was drugged, assaulted, and gang-raped by seven men, fraternity brothers, in 2024.
\n\nThe fraternity, however, has released text messages that seem to show that the supposed victim freely participated in sexual contact with the men. With the texts, Hostin says the accused men deserve due process.
\n\n“The pictures of these young men who have not been charged, not been adjudicated, are being plastered all over the internet,” Hostin said. “I think people are reporting this story inaccurately. I think they’re reporting it unfairly. And while this is something that we have to take very seriously, there is no way, according to her statement in 2024, that any prosecutor would have brought forth a case.”
\n\nHostin went on to say that state law also offers the accused some considerations.
\n\n“Under New York law, voluntary…
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