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Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had lost faith in the local district attorney's ability to handle the case.
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive order appointing the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor.
“Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’...
