# Nick Freitas says he would have beaten son over alleged gang rape

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/top-conservative-tells-cornell-audience-hed-have-beaten-his-son-if-hed-been-one-of-seven-men-named-in-jane-doe-lawsuit/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:29:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:48:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249391/cornell-nick-freitas-jane-doe-lawsuit-gang-rape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Nick Freitas said he would have beaten his son for participating in the alleged assault.
- A former student’s lawsuit accuses seven men of gang rape at a Cornell fraternity house.
- Freitas criticised group punishments and argued sex should be treated more seriously.

## Summary

Conservative commentator Nick Freitas told a Cornell University audience that he would have beaten his son if he had taken part in the alleged gang rape at the centre of a lawsuit against seven men. He said the reported conduct was “atrocious” regardless of consent, and argued that a claim of consent would not excuse someone from intervening.

The lawsuit, brought by a former Cornell student identified as Jane Doe, alleges that seven men took part in a gang rape at a Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. At the Wednesday event, attended by about 120 people, Freitas also criticised Cornell’s suspension of fraternity parties and social events through the academic year, warning against group punishments. He questioned current attitudes towards casual sex and argued that sex should be treated as sacred within marriage.

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