Polymarket pulls Cornell 7 sex-crime bet after backlash

Polymarket ran a market for nearly three weeks letting users bet on whether any of the Cornell 7 would be charged with a felony sex crime. The bet was removed after Defector and Front Office Sports coverage and social media outrage; the company said it heard the criticism.

• The market "Any of the Cornell 7 charged with a felony sex crime?" opened September 30
• The bet was pulled after Front Office Sports coverage and social media backlash
• Polymarket first declined to comment, then said it removed the market
• The platform has previously hosted bets on nuclear strikes and natural disasters