A U.S. Marine, with no affiliation to Cornell University, has become the target of doxxing, threats, and harassment after the legal team representing ‘Jane Doe’ in a high-profile civil lawsuit mistakenly used his address in court filings instead of that of one of the named defendants. Attorney Elliot Hallak alerted Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond, requesting the erroneous filing be removed from the record to protect his client and his family, emphasizing that the active servicemember was stationed in North Carolina during the alleged 2024 gang rape at the heart of the lawsuit and has never even visited Cornell. Despite the plaintiff’s lawyers acknowledging the error and filing an amended document, the original filing remained publicly accessible, exposing the Marine’s family to severe repercussions, including death threats and the online publication of their phone numbers. This incident highlights the dangerous consequences of errors in legal filings, especially in a case that has already ignited significant protests and vandalism at Cornell and drawn the attention of New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, who has opened an active criminal investigation.
Adapted from: U.S. News Today on Fox News
