NPR – US New York Governor Appoints Special Prosecutor in Cornell Frat Rape Case
New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house. Hochul said she had lost faith in the local prosecutors handling the case. The move follows disclosures of case documents and a dispute over whether the alleged victim told police she had been raped.