# Judge weighs petition to remove Letitia James from Cornell sexual assault probe

https://mins.news/en/item/121694

- NBC News, 2026-10-29 22:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/judge-considers-petition-to-remove-letitia-james-from-cornell-case-272501829602

> A judge is weighing whether New York Attorney General Letitia James should be removed from the investigation of an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house. The judge questioned why all defendants had not filed the petition; Gillio Lopes’s lawyers said they expect the other six to join.

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