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CORNELL DEFENDANT 04 · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
Gillio Lopes
Named civil defendant · Allegations
Cornell Chi Phi case · Alleged events in October 2024 Primary complaint: September 2026; subsequent updates separately dated Added 01 October 2026 · Updated 05 October 2026
The public record
Name in complaint
Gillio Lopes
Connection alleged
Cornell student and Chi Phi member at the time, according to the complaint
Current status
Student / alumni status not independently verified
Public response
Denial reported; see Response tab
Source references
Complaint paragraphs 96–98; 160–170
Relevant published case information is linked here. Unsourced biographies, employers, unrelated personal information, and identification based only on a matching name are excluded.
Studies & prior schools
Listed field of study
Not established in the retained records
Prior school
Not established in the retained records
Incoming university transfer
No verified transfer-from-university record included
Record date / context
Verification review · 5 October 2026
No original record establishing a specific field of study or prior school is included in this edition. We do not infer a major from a department event, a course, an employer or a same-name profile.
Prior secondary-school attendance is distinct from transferring between universities. These records do not establish a current academic status, and academic background does not establish any allegation.
Original provenance is retained privately by the editorial desk. Request supporting records through Contact; disclosure is reviewed individually. Checked 5 October 2026.
Height and weight: no identity-verified original roster entry is included for this person. We do not estimate measurements from photographs.
CASE RECORD · REVIEWED 5 OCTOBER 2026
The criminal investigation has new leadership.
The governor appointed the Attorney General’s office as special prosecutor for the alleged October 2024 assault. Any prosecution or grand-jury presentation must be warranted by the investigation. This is a case-wide development; no individual charge, conviction or sanction is inferred for Gillio Lopes.
Appointment entry added 2 October; case-wide record reviewed 5 October 2026. The civil complaint and criminal process remain separate. Read the latest source-linked bulletin, including reporting that is not assigned to a named individual.
Published visual coverage · 1 October
TMZ publishes footage identified as Lopes; his lawyer criticizes the confrontation.
Identity attributed to the publisher. Reuse permission is not confirmed, so footage is linked rather than reproduced. A public confrontation is not evidence that a civil allegation is true.
UNIVERSITY OUTCOME · REPORTED OCTOBER 2026
Reported administrative outcome
Reported three-semester suspension, followed by two years’ probation and no-contact/education requirements.
University responsibility and sanctions are separate from criminal guilt. These outcomes are attributed to published reporting; this archive did not independently obtain the complete disciplinary files.
The complaint alleges nonconsensual sexual contact involving Lopes and Newell. These claims are attributed to complaint paragraphs 96–98; 160–170. Read the Allegations and Response tabs together; the reported university outcome appears above and is separate from these civil allegations.
Profile update: 5 October 2026. Each source retains its own check and publication date; the latest appointment does not change allegations into findings.
Aaron Katersky, Josh Margolin, Tonya Simpson and Peter Charalambous report on recorded calls and university records. Publication is not independent authentication by this archive.
Profile update: 5 October 2026. Each source retains its own check and publication date; the latest appointment does not change allegations into findings.
Response
The right to respond
His attorney Andrew Miltenberg told PEOPLE that Lopes denies sexually assaulting the plaintiff and disputes the public narrative.
Profile update: 5 October 2026. Each source retains its own check and publication date; the latest appointment does not change allegations into findings.
Relationships
Relationships in the reviewed record
This profile is Cornell defendant 04. Numbers identify records; they do not rank conduct or severity.
Claim in civil complaintIndividual connection
Cornell Alleged · cornellalleged.com · source review · Source informationResearch & source verification: Cornell Alleged research desk · cornellalleged.comPublisher-identified image. The portrait portion is displayed; the source post’s commentary is not adopted as fact. Allegations and responses are documented separately.Published portrait · appearance does not establish involvement or wrongdoing
FROM
Gillio Lopes
TO
Cornell / Chi Phi Xi chapter
The complaint identifies this defendant as a Cornell student and Xi chapter member.
Complaint paragraphs 96–98 · Alleged connection in 2024
Public pleading · Source date: September 2026 · Month known · Filing/publication period; exact filing date not confirmed here. Contains graphic allegations.
No verified, relevant family relationship is published for this individual in this edition. We do not infer protection from kinship or legal representation.
Profile update: 5 October 2026. Each source retains its own check and publication date; the latest appointment does not change allegations into findings.
Reports disciplinary summaries obtained by The New York Times and includes Cornell’s and counsel’s responses. Administrative findings are distinct from criminal guilt. The underlying complete disciplinary files were not independently obtained by this archive.
NYT reporting by Sharon Otterman, Hurubie Meko and Debra Kamin. The syndicated page is dated October 4; the original NYT article is dated October 3. The report distinguishes sexual-assault findings from lesser university violations.
Studies & prior schools
Listed field of study
Not established in the retained records
Prior school
Not established in the retained records
Incoming university transfer
No verified transfer-from-university record included
Record date / context
Verification review · 5 October 2026
No original record establishing a specific field of study or prior school is included in this edition. We do not infer a major from a department event, a course, an employer or a same-name profile.
Prior secondary-school attendance is distinct from transferring between universities. These records do not establish a current academic status, and academic background does not establish any allegation.
Original provenance is retained privately by the editorial desk. Request supporting records through Contact; disclosure is reviewed individually. Checked 5 October 2026.
Height and weight: no identity-verified original roster entry is included for this person. We do not estimate measurements from photographs.
CASE RECORD · REVIEWED 5 OCTOBER 2026
The criminal investigation has new leadership.
The governor appointed the Attorney General’s office as special prosecutor for the alleged October 2024 assault. Any prosecution or grand-jury presentation must be warranted by the investigation. This is a case-wide development; no individual charge, conviction or sanction is inferred for Gillio Lopes.
Appointment entry added 2 October; case-wide record reviewed 5 October 2026. The civil complaint and criminal process remain separate. Read the latest source-linked bulletin, including reporting that is not assigned to a named individual.
Published visual coverage · 1 October
TMZ publishes footage identified as Lopes; his lawyer criticizes the confrontation.
Identity attributed to the publisher. Reuse permission is not confirmed, so footage is linked rather than reproduced. A public confrontation is not evidence that a civil allegation is true.
UNIVERSITY OUTCOME · REPORTED OCTOBER 2026
Reported administrative outcome
Reported three-semester suspension, followed by two years’ probation and no-contact/education requirements.
University responsibility and sanctions are separate from criminal guilt. These outcomes are attributed to published reporting; this archive did not independently obtain the complete disciplinary files.
The complaint alleges nonconsensual sexual contact involving Lopes and Newell. These claims are attributed to complaint paragraphs 96–98; 160–170. Read the Allegations and Response tabs together; the reported university outcome appears above and is separate from these civil allegations.
