Prosecutors in New York are reopening an investigation into an alleged gang rape of a former Cornell University student after a bombshell civil lawsuit filed earlier this month sparked widespread outrage over the university’s reported handling of the incident.
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office is weighing whether to bring criminal charges related to the incident, but said the allegations in the civil complaint are “dramatically different” from the woman’s statement to police at the time.
