Cornell’s Jane Doe targeted in 'swatting' incident at parents' home, lives in fear, lawyer says

Cornell's Jane Doe, who alleged she was drugged and raped by seven students, was targeted in a police swatting incident at her parents' home on Tuesday. Her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, told CNN that police entered the home after a false report of a killing, drawing weapons on her family. Giuffra said the incident left Doe scared and paranoid, taping paper to windows. The FBI is investigating. Separately, Doe received a threatening phone call warning her to withdraw the case or "blood will be shed."

Cornell's Jane Doe, the woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by seven Cornell University students, was targeted in a police swatting incident at her parents' home on Tuesday. Her attorney, Thomas Giuffra, told CNN that police entered the home after receiving a false report that "someone was killing people in the house," drawing their weapons on Doe's family and her boyfriend. Giuffra emphasized the good fortune that Doe's brother "put his hands up" when the officer stopped his vehicle, saying her boyfriend was "thrown on the ground." "If you had a trigger-happy cop, or somebody had done the wrong thing, somebody could have ended up dead," he said. Giuffra noted that Doe spent Wednesday taping paper to the windows of the home "so people can't see into her house to take a shot at her." Both the police and FBI are investigating the swatting incident. In a further incident, while police were still at the home, Doe received a threatening phone call. In a recording, a man is heard saying, "I think you should advise your client to withdraw the case. Otherwise, blood will be shed." Following these incidents, Cornell case defendant Winston Lee's attorneys filed a motion to recuse New York Attorney-General Letitia James from grand jury proceedings.