Polymarket removes bets on outcome of Cornell sexual assault case

The online predictions market platform Polymarket has removed a contract that allowed users to bet on whether any of the seven men accused of sexually assaulting or exploiting a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex crime.
More than $450,000 had been wagered on this question before it was taken off Polymarket's platform. It had been available since Sept. 30 and was slated to close on Jan. 31. The company's U.S. exchange is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which bans trading related to "activity that is unlawful under Federal or State law."
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