Cornell University Gangrape Case: Lawyers of frat brothers hit back at Jane Doe's attorney over media leak claims

Fresh developments have emerged in the Cornell University alleged gang rape case. Lawyers representing Diego Sarabia, one of the seven accused individuals named in Jane Doe’s explosive lawsuit, have strongly pushed back against the victim’s attorney, Thomas Giuffra, over his claims that defense attorneys have been leaking documents to the media that are favorable to their clients.

According to Sarabia's lawyers, Jane Doe's attorney has worked with a newspaper before the explosive lawsuit was filed, accusing seven fraternity brothers of gang-raping a former student, as reported by TMZ.

Citing new legal documents, the outlet reported that Sarabia's defense attorneys claim that Giuffra never denied coordinating with The Cornell Daily Sun before the lawsuit was filed in court. The alleged incident occurred in 2024 and gained fresh media attention after the victim filed a new lawsuit in September 2026. In the new lawsuit, the victim alleged that seven Chi Phi fraternity members sexually assaulted her in October 2024, and the case was mishandled by Cornell.


James Knox and Alishah Bhimani are representing Sarabia in the lawsuit. They also criticized Giuffra for highlighting Winston Lee’s lawyer, Teny Geragos, and her father, Mark Geragos, accusing them of manipulating the media by drawing comparisons to the Sean "Diddy" Combs case. They claimed that he has no evidence to support his claims. Calling it a “baseless attack,” Sarabia's lawyers mocked him for mentioning Diddy 11 times in his filing.

Teny Geragos slams Giuffra

The court filing of defendants also included an email claimed to have been sent by Teny to Giuffra. In the email, she slammed him, saying that he made false allegations of unethical conduct about her. "Your decision to publicly accuse me of professional misconduct without any factual foundation is outrageous, offensive, and entirely unacceptable," she said, as quoted by TMZ.


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Reacting to claims of leaking details to the media, Teny warned Giuffra, saying that she will "pursue all appropriate relief" if he does not retract his claims with a correction. Speaking to TMZ, Teny said, "To the extent Mr. Giuffra is implying I’m leaking anything, that is false. But the facts will come out, and they will show my client did not assault or harm this person.”