A key campus police interview that local prosecutors say they never received in full before initially declining to bring charges in the Cornell University alleged rape case could face fresh scrutiny as former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates reviews the Ivy League school's handling of the allegations.Yates, who served as deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, has been tapped by Cornell's trustees to conduct a sweeping independent review of the October 2024 allegations involving members of its Chi Phi fraternity, after the university's own investigation resulted in expulsions and suspensions.The woman, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, told Cornell University Police during a November 2024 interview, "I can say with 100% confidence I was raped," according to a transcript obtained by CBS News.She also described later sexual activity as coercive and said she had been "completely and totally incapacitated."Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, however, said his office reviewed a six-page sworn statement that described Doe's participation in the sexual activity and drug use as voluntary and consensual.Van Houten said his office did not initially receive the complete interview and told CBS News last week that the information in the fuller interview "changes the landscape for me."INSIDE EXPLOSIVE CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS: 7 MEN ACCUSED, CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS AND A POLITICAL FIRESTORMFormer Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates (right) is reviewing Cornell University's handling of sexual assault allegations involving members of its Chi Phi fraternity, whose house is pictured at left.
(Ryan Murphy/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Scott Iseman, a New York attorney who has represented students accused of campus sexual misconduct, said Yates could review Doe's full police interview and compare it with her sworn statement, later testimony and other evidence gathered during Cornell's investigation."Those full recorded i...