Minnesota law once had the same loophole that helped shield fraternity members who are alleged to have raped a Cornell University student from prosecution.
But Minnesota closed that loophole after a notorious sexual assault case that shares similarities with the Cornell case sparked public outrage.
In both the Cornell and Minnesota cases, the defendants were protected from prosecution because of an exclusion making it difficult for victims to claim they were assaulted if they had voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs beforehand…