ConsentIQ · Case studies
Cornell, 2024: still one account against another
The timeline so far
- 19 to 20 October 2024: a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by members of a fraternity at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- 2024: the Tompkins County District Attorney declines to put the case to a grand jury.
- 16 September 2026: she files a civil lawsuit.
- 28 September 2026: prosecutors say they will reopen the criminal investigation.
- 1 October 2026: New York Governor Kathy Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor.
The men dispute the allegations, and their accounts differ. Text messages sent in the days and weeks after that night have been made public, and each side reads them differently.
What it shows
Whatever the outcome, two years of everyone's lives have gone into arguing over a night nobody recorded. Texts written days or weeks later can't show what was agreed in the moment. A record made at the time can.
How ConsentIQ helps
ConsentIQ gives both people a clear record of what was agreed, made at the time. You start a session in your web browser and show a QR code. The other person scans it on their own phone, with no app or account, and records their own yes or no. You see one result on screen: consent granted, or not granted. The video is never sent to anyone, and it stays encrypted and private.
A no is recorded just as clearly, and respected. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, and a record doesn't guarantee any legal outcome.