New York Gov. Hochul and special prosecutor hold press conference on Cornell gang rape allegations

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are holding a press conference at 9:30 a.m. ET as new details emerge over gang rape allegations at Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024.

• James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case. It means she will now have the power to investigate the incident and, if warranted, prosecute any offenses and present evidence to a grand jury. Hochul said she has “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability to oversee it.

• The alleged victim, identified as “Jane Doe,” filed a civil lawsuit last month claiming the school did not do enough to protect her, reigniting national conversations about sexual assault on college campuses .

Editor’s Note: This coverage contains some graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on online.rainn.org .

New revelations about alleged Cornell gang rape investigation released

The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages of internal material from Cornell University’s investigation into an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape.

Attorney General Letitia James takes over Cornell investigation as new details emerge

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday evening, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability to oversee it.

The announcement comes as new details have emerged this week about the alleged gang rape of then-student Jane Doe in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024, including what she told campus police about the alleged assault.

James will now have the power to investigate the incident and, if warranted, prosecute any offenses and present evidence to a grand jury.

Cornell told CNN Thursday it supports the governor’s decision.

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has repeatedly told CNN that his office never received more than the Snapchat messages and a six-page investigative report before deciding not to bring charges in the case.

Cornell has agreed to an investigation of its response, New York governor says

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Cornell University has agreed to an outside investigation of its handling of sexual assault allegations made by a student in 2024 against several fraternity members, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.

Hochul said she has directed her office to look into possible steps to take when the legislature convenes in January 2027.

Sexual assault survivors and advocates have long criticized a “loophole” in New York’s law that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs before an assault, but efforts to remove it have so far been unsuccessful.

Cornell student journalists at forefront of covering alleged gang rape speak out

The student-run Cornell Daily Sun first exposed the alleged sexual assault at Cornell University.

Cereese Qusba, a senior editor at the newspaper, and Sophia Dasser, the editor-in-chief, spoke to CNN’s Erin Burnett about how they reported the story.

• 纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔和总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯将于美国东部时间上午 9:30 举行新闻发布会，届时康奈尔大学 Chi Phi 兄弟会宿舍 2024 年发生的轮奸指控将有新的细节浮出水面。

詹姆斯将接任此案的特别检察官。这意味着她现在有权调查这起事件，并在必要时对任何违法行为提起诉讼，并将证据提交给大陪审团。霍楚尔表示，她已经“对地方检察官监督此案的能力失去了信心”。

• 据称受害者（化名“简·多伊”）上个月提起民事诉讼，声称学校没有采取足够的措施保护她，这再次引发了全国范围内关于大学校园性侵犯的讨论。

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康奈尔大学涉嫌轮奸案调查有新进展

《纽约时报》获得了康奈尔大学对 2024 年一起涉嫌兄弟会轮奸案的调查的 1000 多页内部资料。

随着新细节的披露，司法部长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯接手了对康奈尔大学的调查。

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纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔周四晚间宣布，纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯将接任康奈尔大学性侵案的特别检察官，并表示她“对地方检察官监督此案的能力失去了信心”。

就在本周，有关 2024 年在 Chi Phi 兄弟会宿舍房间内遭到轮奸的当时还是学生的 Jane Doe 的新细节浮出水面，包括她向校园警察讲述的有关这起袭击事件的内容。

詹姆斯现在有权调查这起事件，如果情况属实，可以对任何违法行为提起诉讼，并将证据提交给大陪审团。

康奈尔大学周四告诉 CNN，他们支持州长的决定。

汤普金斯县地方检察官马修·范·豪顿多次告诉 CNN，他的办公室在决定不对此案提起诉讼之前，只收到了 Snapchat 消息和一份六页的调查报告。

纽约州州长表示，康奈尔大学已同意对其应对措施展开调查。

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纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔周三表示，康奈尔大学已同意接受外部调查，以查明该校对一名学生于2024年对几名兄弟会成员提出的性侵犯指控的处理情况。

霍楚表示，她已指示其办公室研究立法机关在 2027 年 1 月召开会议时可以采取的措施。

性侵幸存者和倡导者长期以来一直批评纽约州法律中的一个“漏洞”，该漏洞使得在遭受性侵之前自愿饮酒或吸毒的幸存者几乎不可能寻求正义，但迄今为止，消除该漏洞的努力尚未成功。

康奈尔大学学生记者走在报道涉嫌轮奸案的最前沿，并发表讲话

由学生运营的《康奈尔每日太阳报》率先曝光了康奈尔大学发生的这起性侵事件。

该报高级编辑 Cereese Qusba 和总编辑 Sophia Dasser 向 CNN 的 Erin Burnett 讲述了她们如何报道这则新闻。