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Dr. Leslie Poston returns from a two-week break to work through the Cornell Seven case and what it tells us about how institutions handle men who harm women. The episode opens with the facts of the 101-page lawsuit filed September 14, including the Snapchat chat that advertised the assault to the rest of the fraternity, and traces what Cornell did and didn’t do in the two years before the story broke nationally. From there, Leslie turns to LSU, Temple, the University of Chicago, and the research on why these cases keep producing the same outcomes. She covers rape myths, DARVO, himpathy, and the recent retaliation against Jane Doe. The episode closes on the question the research actually leaves us with, which isn’t the one most of the coverage is asking.

00:00 Why The Break
01:27 Cornell Seven Overview
03:09 What Allegedly Happened
05:39 Institutional Response Fallout
08:49 Why Campuses Bury Cases
10:20 LSU And A Contrast Case
13:33 How The Pipeline Starts
18:08 Frat Culture In Group Dynamics
21:03 Receipts And Proof Culture
25:19 Rape Myths, Himpathy, DARVO
26:54 Swatting Threats Retaliation
27:50 From Campus To Power
32:42 What To Do Next
35:55 Consequences And Closing