# New York governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee Cornell rape investigation

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- The Associated Press, 2026-10-02 01:19 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/4hBpmAZ

> New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house. The governor said she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.

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