# N.Y. governor appoints special prosecutor to Cornell sexual assault case

https://mins.news/en/video/83815

- CBC News, 2026-10-02 16:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n69xODyrGU0

> New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has designated Attorney General Letitia James’s office as special prosecutor overseeing a criminal investigation into a woman’s allegation that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house. Hochul said she no longer trusted the local district attorney to manage the case.

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