The civil trial of the seven Cornell University fraternity men is already being turned into a media spectacle with almost no chance of fairness to the accused unless the court shuts down the theatrics pronto.
This is a case about the actions of eight college kids, but it has an all-star cast of legal titans, with Thomas Giuffra lawyering for the female accuser. Giuffra has raked in millions of dollars representing women accusing Harvey Weinstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault.
Mark Geragos, who has represented Combs, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Hunter Biden, is acting as what Giuffra calls a “shadow member of the defense,” appearing on TMZ, while his daughter, Teny Geragos, represents one of the accused.
These big-shot lawyers are on the case because deep-pocket Cornell is also one of the defendants. Civil suits are about money, not sending anyone to jail.
Jane Doe, the accuser, is firing off written statements to CNN and other media outlets claiming she was “raped” and “brutalized” in the Chi Phi fraternity house. But New York state law shields her with anonymity. Public officials can’t release her name unless the court orders it.
The anonymous Ms. Doe is awash ...