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CBS News New York has obtained new details in the Cornell University alleged gang rape lawsuit.

This comes as the Tompkins County district attorney

This comes as the Tompkins County district attorney said he's reopening the criminal case, saying the victim's original statement does not match the lawsuit's allegations. New video of frat's group Snapchat

CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional

CBS News New York has exclusively obtained additional video of the fraternity's group Snapchat conversation from the night a former Cornell student says she was drugged and raped inside the Chi Phi fraternity house.

At 1:42 a.m. on the date of the

At 1:42 a.m. on the date of the alleged rape, a message was sent to the group chat suggesting a woman was available for sex. "Shop still open?" one fraternity brother wrote later. Attorney Thomas Giuffra represents the woman, identified as Jane Doe.

"Not one of these guys was arrested. Not

"Not one of these guys was arrested. Not one. That I can tell you for a fact," Giuffra told CBS News New York last week. Scott Kretzschmar's defense attorney speaks out

Attorney Jeremy Saland represents Scott Kretzschmar, one of

Attorney Jeremy Saland represents Scott Kretzschmar, one of the seven named in the lawsuit. The complaint broadly accuses all seven of sexual assault and rape and brings a sexual battery claim against each of them. But in its detailed account, the specific act it attributes to Kretzschmar is pouring ketamine onto Jane Doe's body and snorting it. "You're saying he never snorted ketamine?" CBS News New York's Mahsa Saeidi asked Saland.

"Absolutely not ... what you need to do

"Absolutely not ... what you need to do is look at the demonstrable, objective evidence, which is a hair follicle test showing no, he had no ketamine in his system," Saland said. CBS News New York has not independently reviewed that test. Saland also says his client saw the Snapchat messages, went into the room for only a few minutes, and left.

"She was not undressed," Saland said. "He didn't

"She was not undressed," Saland said. "He didn't see her under duress. She wasn't having a hard time articulating any things."

Meanwhile, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten

Meanwhile, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten is reopening the criminal investigation, saying in part "Jane Doe's sworn statement in November of 2024 did not allege that she was drugged against her will or gang raped."

Van Houten said she "described her participation in

Van Houten said she "described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual." "She's barely hanging on for what these guys did to her," Giuffra told CBS News New York last week.

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Exclusive video obtained of Cornell frat's text chain in alleged gang rape investigation

CBS News New York has obtained new details in the Cornell University alleged gang rape lawsuit.

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