"Cornell 7" Lawyer Speaks Out, Plus Bombshell New Texts From "Jane Doe," and Kevin Reddington's Bizarre Tactic | Ep. 1410

October 1, 2026

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The Cornell Case: Texts, Timeline, and the Rush to Judgment

On the October night in question, Jane Doe arrived at the Cornell University chapter of Chi Phi around 11 p.m. to meet Matthew Ingalls, a fraternity member she found attractive and had been dancing with earlier. What followed, according to the civil complaint she filed two years later, was a night involving three separate sexual encounters with multiple men, ketamine use, and eventually a claim of gang rape. But the text messages and Title IX testimony emerging in recent days paint a far more complicated picture—one that defense attorney Tara Davis, representing accused student Julio Lopes, says has been distorted by a rush to judgment and selective media coverage.

The Text Messages That Undermine the Narrative

The most damaging evidence against Jane Doe's account comes from her own words in the days immediately following the incident. On October 21, just two days after the encounter, defendant Jonathan Newell texted her to apologize for "how things went down." Her response, as reported by the New York Times from Title IX documents: "At the end of the day, none of the sexual stuff was illegal. And honestly, I really liked being with you and Matt."

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What you'll learn

1 (03:08) **Attorney Tara Davis Joins to Defend Julio Lopes** - Megyn introduces Julio Lopes's lawyer, who has been with the case since the Title IX proceedings began.
2 (07:00) **The Anonymity Double Standard** - Megyn critiques Jane Doe suing for money while hiding behind a pseudonym, as the seven accused men are publicly named and shamed.
3 (08:50) **Timeline of the Night and the Aftermath** - Davis walks through how Lopes first learned the encounter was being investigated as a crime, not a consensual crazy night.
4 (11:12) **The Shift from Consensual to "Rape"** - Megyn details New York Times reporting showing Jane Doe initially did not believe she was raped, and her roommate introduced the concept.
5 (13:35) **Key Texts: "Not Illegal" and "Liked It"** - Megyn reads the bombshell text exchange where Jane Doe reassures defendant Jonathan Newell that nothing illegal happened.
6 (14:49) **The Halloween Party Disinvitation as a Tipping Point** - Megyn highlights the fraternity president's decision to bar Jane Doe from a Halloween party as the likely catalyst for her changing story.
7 (16:05) **The "Essay" Sanction Misunderstanding** - Davis clarifies that Lopes was not just assigned an essay; he received a suspension and other educational sanctions.

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Guests on this episode

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly covers the latest major developments in the Cornell case. She begins with the lawyer of Gillio Lopes, one of the "Cornell 7" being accused by Jane Doe, Tara Davis, partner at Nesenoff & Miltenberg, to discuss how she got involved in the case, the due process concerns surrounding the case, what Davis says has been overlooked, new details surrounding the bombshell new revelations about Cornell accuser’s changing account, the new details about the weeks in between the incident and her going to the authorities, her client’s involvement in the incident at the Cornell fraternity, what actually happened that night, the false narratives being pushed about Jane Doe and the Cornell case, the outrageous treatment of her client and others who have been accused, and more. Then Megyn dives into newly-revealed messages that fill in more of the timeline surrounding the Cornell incident, the changing story after "Jane Doe" was disinvited from a Halloween party at the fraternity, her comments about consent at the time, Kevin Reddington’s shocking new tactic in the Lindsay Clancy case, his ridiculous suggestion that the evidence may not prove she was responsible for her children’s deaths, a new report about Presley Gerber being dropped off at the rehab facility on the day before he died knowing he was on drugs, what we're learning about the final hours of his life, and more.

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