# NY attorney general says Cornell case is now an active criminal investigation

https://mins.news/en/item/83619

- CNN, 2026-10-02 14:27 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/us/live-news/cornell-rape-allegations-press-conference?Date=20261002&Profile=CNN

> New York Attorney General Letitia James said the Cornell case is now an active criminal investigation. Gov. Kathy Hochul supports changing state sexual assault law to address an intoxication “loophole” and vowed the case would not be swept “under the rug.”

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