Former South Park writer says he has information on 7 Cornell students accused of sexual assault. And he’s building a website to expose them

The controversy surrounding an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University has taken a new turn, this time online.

Former South Park writer and satirist Toby Morton has launched TheCornell7.org, a website dedicated to documenting the case involving seven former Chi Phi fraternity members accused in a civil lawsuit of drugging and sexually assaulting a fellow student in October 2024.

The website comes as prosecutors in New York reopen their criminal investigation into the allegations. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced Monday that his office is taking another look at the case and has assigned a senior prosecutor with experience in sex crimes to prepare it for possible presentation to a grand jury.

He has been collecting photographs and other information

According to the National Enquirer, Morton, who wrote for South Park in the early 2000s and voiced Scott Tenorman, said he has obtained domain names connected to the seven men named in the lawsuit, as well as some Cornell administrators. He also said he has been collecting photographs and other information about the people involved.

On the website, Morton says he has received names, photographs, documents and messages connected to the case. He says he wants to verify the identities and material before publishing them and that the goal is to create a public record that can withstand scrutiny.

Morton has also said he plans to use billboards and advertising to keep attention on the case.

The online campaign follows a 101-page civil complaint filed by a former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe. The lawsuit alleges that she was pressured into consuming alcohol and ketamine at the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca before becoming incapacitated and being sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members.

One of the pieces of evidence cited in the lawsuit is a screenshot of a Snapchat group chat called “Chi Phi Actives.” The complaint alleges that a message referring to “free p–y” encouraged other men to come upstairs. People reported that the screenshot has become a significant part of the renewed attention surrounding the case.

The lawsuit names the seven men, Cornell University and other organizations and individuals. It accuses the defendants of negligence, breach of contract and violations of New York law. The allegations have not been proven in court.

The case has since attracted attention from public figures, including actress Florence Pugh, who spoke publicly about the allegations and called for more men to speak out.

There has also been fallout for at least one of the men named in the lawsuit. Wells Fargo terminated Diego Sarabia’s employment following the allegations and the attention surrounding the case, according to multiple reports.

The criminal investigation, however, is now taking a different path from where it stood in 2024

Van Houten previously declined to bring criminal charges after reviewing the woman’s initial sworn statement to campus police. He said that account described the sexual encounters as consensual and did not allege that she had been drugged against her will or gang raped.

The new civil complaint gives a substantially different account of what happened. Van Houten said the differences, along with information that was not previously available to his office, warranted another review of the case.

The prosecutor has now assigned a senior sex-crimes prosecutor to reexamine the evidence. If the office determines that criminal charges are appropriate, the case will be presented to a grand jury.

For now, the seven men named in the civil lawsuit have been accused but not convicted of any crime. The reopened investigation and the lawsuit will determine what evidence can ultimately be established as the case moves forward.