Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has aired her belief that the Cornell sexual assault case will likely not result in criminal charges.

The former lawyer made the remarks during a marathon edition of the Megyn Kelly Show Wednesday, entirely devoted to the 100-page civil lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student late last month.

Kelly, 55, said the seven men accused still ‘behaved in a way [where] I would be incredibly ashamed of my own sons were they ever to behave this way.’

The former NBC News anchor has two sons, aged 17 and 13, with her author husband Douglas Brunt. The two also share a 15-year-old daughter.

‘None of this is to excuse the bad behavior by the young men involved, or by this woman,’ Kelly warned.

‘I would like to believe, and I do believe, that my husband and I have raised them in a way that they would never participate in what went down inside that fraternity house.’

The former student, identified only as ‘Jane Doe’ in the documents, alleged she was gang-sexually assaulted and plied with drugs at the Chi Phi fraternity house during an incident in 2024.

Kelly questions assault suit

Kelly later pointed to a group chat between members of the frat included in the suit, where one member said there was ‘free [Expletive]’ available upstairs where Doe was.

The suit accuses seven students of participating in the assault while Doe was unable to consent.

‘You’d be ashamed of your child. You would be ashamed of any son of yours who would participate in that behavior,’ Kelly said.

‘But disgusting texts and inappropriate threesomes, where you’re openly celebrating it with your fraternity brothers, does not make you a sexual predator.

‘That’s a whole different kettle of fish.’

Kelly flagged what she framed as serious ‘legal problems’ with the case, a day after school officials confirmed the group chat messages were sent to Tompkins County DA Matthew Van Houten back in November 2024 when Doe’s story was vetted.

She pointed to differences in Doe’s original statements from the September lawsuit – statements she said did not meet New York State’s legal definitions for lack of consent.

Kelly played a clip of Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor arriving at the same conclusion during Tuesday’s edition of The View.

Hostin questions Doe’s differing accounts

‘She consented to it according to her own statement in 2024. Now, I prosecuted sex crimes for 10 years. I believe women, I am not saying that we shouldn’t believe her,’ Hostin warned in the clip.

‘But, in 2024, she said some one thing and now in 2026, she’s saying another thing.’

Kelly reacted, ‘Good for her,’ before continuing her own commentary.

Van Houten’s office originally ruled there was ‘insufficient evidence to support criminal charges’ when Doe’s case was originally reviewed in 2024.

Doe’s attorney, Thomas P Giuffra, said he suspects the initial investigation was inadequate.

‘The notion that an Ivy League university or any university in America – its instincts would be to go easy on the guys and dismiss the word of the woman as a nothing when… is just so absurd,’ Kelly countered.

‘I actually would love to help Jane Doe on her healing journey, and I believe she needs to be on one. I do. I’m sure this is extremely traumatic – what happened that night,’ Kelly said.

‘And I think it’s extremely traumatic because I think she consented.

‘And I’m sure she’s having to live with the shame and awfulness of that, of being treated like a piece of meat who didn’t matter, who’s basically just a [sexual]-buddy by these guys at this fraternity.’

Lawsuit details alleged fraternity assault

According to the complaint, Doe was 20 and had been drinking at her sorority house and at bars before she arrived at the frat house to visit a friend, who was one of the fraternity members, on October 19, 2024.

The friend and another fraternity member then gave her more alcohol and coaxed her into snorting a substance they described as ketamine, the suit alleged.

Doe was then allegedly sexually assaulted while ‘incapable of consent.’

A third fraternity member also entered the room and joined in the assault, according to the complaint.

At roughly 1.42am, one of the three allegedly sent the ‘free [Expletive]’ message to the fraternity’s Snapchat group chat.

The text ‘encouraged other… chapter members to join in on the gang rape of plaintiff,’ the suit claimed.

Multiple other members of the frat then entered the room, according to the complaint. One kissed Doe without consent, the lawsuit alleged. One of the first three men ordered her to take more ketamine and groped her, according to the filing.

The seven defendants named then poured the substance onto Doe’s body and snorted it, according to the complaint.

After more time passed, five defendants left the room, leaving two. They led Doe into a different room, where they instructed her to take more of the drug and sexually assaulted her until about 5.45am, the complaint stated.

The lawsuit was enough for Van Houten to take a new look at the claims.

Doe initially reported the incident to Cornell University police on November 8, 2024, according to the complaint. Her attorney said Cornell expelled two of the seven while others received more lenient forms of punishment like suspensions.

Cornell confirmed doling out both forms of punishment in a statement last month.

Lawyers for at least three of the accused have denied any criminal wrongdoing. The others have yet to make public statements.

Toward the end of her show, Kelly said of Doe: ‘I don’t blame her for being traumatized. I bet she really is.

‘But that, that doesn’t mean she gets praised as a national hero, folks. That, that is not the move here.’

Kelly previously practiced law for nine years, as a corporate litigator in Chicago. She served as a legal correspondent for Fox News, where she covered Supreme Court decisions.