The situation
It is giving vigilante justice. Former South Park writer Toby Morton has launched a website, TheCornell7.org, targeting seven former fraternity members accused of a 2024 sexual assault. Morton, who wrote for the show in the early 2000s, dropped a blunt message on Instagram this Sunday: "Accountability is coming."
He isn't stopping at just naming the names—Matthew Ingalls, Johnathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris, and Scott Kretzschmar. Morton claims he has secured photos of the group and is actively tracking down their current workplaces.
The background
This all stems from an October 2024 incident at the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York. A 20-year-old student alleged that these seven members drugged her and assaulted her, even inviting others to join in via a group chat. At the time, the original investigation resulted in zero criminal charges. The university merely handed out temporary suspensions and asked the students to write essays to "mitigate their conduct."
But the plot thickens. Following a civil lawsuit filed by the victim on September 16, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has officially reopened the criminal investigation, noting that the new civil complaint contains "dramatically different" allegations, including screenshots of the group chat.
What this means for you
Morton is clearly not playing by the rules. While some have told him he’s "just a satirist" and not a journalist, he says that actually makes him more dangerous. He’s promising to go after anyone at Cornell who helped cover this up or "gave them a break." For students and victims, this highlights the massive gap between internal university disciplinary systems and the legal system. Real talk: this case is far from over.
