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Newly surfaced text messages are adding another layer to the sexual assault investigation at Cornell University, as Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports additional details. The development comes as students continue protesting on the Ithaca, New York, campus and calling for accountability and justice.
In a separate case, police said a 19-year-old man was arrested after allegedly recording a University of North Carolina at Charlotte student during a sexual encounter and posting the video in a fraternity group chat.
Authorities identified the suspect as Alexander Michael Evanoff. Investigators allege that on Sept. 19 he used his cellphone to secretly capture a sexually explicit video of the woman while they were having sex, then distributed the recording without her consent. He faces one count of disclosing private images and two felony counts of secret peeping.
Police said Evanoff later shared the video with a Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity group chat containing 32 members.
Police charged 19-year-old Alexander Michael Evanoff with disclosing private images and two felony counts of secret peeping after he allegedly recorded a sexual encounter with a University of North Carolina at Charlotte student and shared the footage in a fraternity group chat. (MCSO)
According to an affidavit, Evanoff told investigators that he deliberately recorded the sexual encounter and sent the video to the fraternity chat.
He also reportedly acknowledged that he never asked the woman for permission to record or distribute the footage.
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Police said a female student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was secretly recorded during a sexual encounter before the video was allegedly shared with fraternity members. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte/Facebook)
When the woman confronted Evanoff, she allegedly asked whether sharing the video with the fraternity chat was intended to make him “appear cool.” According to the affidavit, he responded affirmatively and apologized.
Court and jail records show that Evanoff was arrested Monday and released Tuesday after posting $10,000 bond.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus, where police say a 19-year-old man recorded a sexual encounter with a female student and distributed the video to fraternity members. (University of North Carolina at Charlotte/Facebook)
A university spokesperson told WSOC that Evanoff is not enrolled at UNC Charlotte.
“The individual who has been charged is not currently enrolled at the University. The alleged conduct in this case, if true, is reprehensible. It is not what we expect or will tolerate from members of our campus community,” the spokesperson said.
News Outlet contacted UNC Charlotte, Evanoff’s attorney and Sigma Alpha Epsilon seeking comment.
