Gov. Hochul Taps AG Letitia James to Serve as Special Prosecutor in the Cornell Sexual Assault Case

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HOCHUL: “Good morning. Last night, I signed an executive order appointing Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in a sexual assault case at Cornell University. I want New Yorkers to understand what prompted that decision. Earlier this week, I called on Cornell to conduct an independent investigation led by outside counsel. I spoke directly to the university president who agreed to take those steps. What we learned yesterday raised even more troubling questions about what was done and not done after this young woman came forward. She spoke to the police. She sat for hours and told them exactly what happened to her. And according to new reports, she could not have been clearer that she was 100 percent confident that she had been raped.”