Former ‘South Park’ Writer Launches Website Naming Cornell Men Accused in Assault Lawsuit

Former South Park writer Toby Morton has launched a website focused on a Cornell University case involving seven fraternity members accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a former student.

The New York Post reported on Monday, September 28, that Morton launched TheCornell7.org after a former Cornell student filed a civil lawsuit accusing seven Chi Phi fraternity members of drugging and sexually assaulting her at the fraternity house in October 2024.

Morton, who wrote five episodes of South Park from 2001 to 2003, later took to Instagram to address the seven men by name.

“I not only own variations of your domain names, but I now have photos,” Morton wrote on Instagram in one of many posts about the case. “I’m now slowly finding out where you work.”

Morton also made clear that the website is still being developed and said he is reviewing material before adding more information publicly.

“I’m building this carefully, and it will take time. I’ve already received names, photographs, documents, messages, and other information related to the case,” he explained. “Before publishing those materials, I want to make certain that every identity is correct, every photograph is of the right person.”

The seven men named in the civil complaint have not been criminally charged.

Morton also criticized people at Cornell whom he believes failed to hold the accused students accountable.

“I’ve received messages reminding me I’m not a journalist, I’m ‘just a satirist,’” he wrote, as per The Post. “This is true. But this makes me more dangerous. I have no limits. No boundaries. Nobody to tell me I’ve gone too far.”

The website comes as prosecutors take another look at the underlying allegations.

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said the civil complaint contains allegations that are “dramatically different” from information that was available during the original investigation, ABC7 reported.

Prosecutors have reopened the investigation, an update that comes just days after the website was officially launched.

“It’s our intention to present the case to the Tompkins County grand jury with Jane Doe’s cooperation,” Van Houten said in a statement to ABC.  “We want to reexamine whether there’s additional evidence that we were not aware of in November of 2024, that exists now that would change our assessment of the case and would result in the grand jury finding that there was criminal conduct.”

The initial investigation ended without criminal charges.

The lawsuit, filed September 16 by a woman identified as Jane Doe, also alleges fraternity members discussed the encounter in a group chat and invited others to participate, as reported by The Cornell Daily Sun. Those claims have not been proven in court.

Cornell issued an official statement on its website on September 21 and disputed allegations in the lawsuit about how the university handled disciplinary proceedings.

Morton, meanwhile, made clear he intends to continue publicizing the case, writing that “accountability is coming.”

Actress Florence Pugh has also weighed in on the case.

According to NBC Montana, in a lengthy Instagram post, the Little Woman star said reading about the allegations left her feeling “uneasy and sick and anxious,” and she called on men to speak up against sexual violence instead of staying silent.

“How can you expect us to trust that it’s ‘not all men’ when in moments like this, many of you stay quiet?” Pugh wrote. She later revealed that Instagram removed her post.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, confidential support is available 24/7 through the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673), by texting HOPE to 64673, or through online chat at RAINN.org/hotline.