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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Jasmine Fernández

DA is removed from alleged Cornell gang rape case as NY governor says he ‘undercut the public’s faith’

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Thursday appointing the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, stripping the local prosecutor of the case.

Hochul cited a loss of confidence in the Tompkins County district attorney following newly revealed details about the handling of the October 2024 incident.

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