# Letitia James takes over Cornell rape investigation as special prosecutor

https://mins.news/en/video/84244

- NBC News, 2026-10-02 23:59 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BROrlfkpcac

> New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken over the Cornell rape investigation as special prosecutor. The move followed Governor Kathy Hochul’s statement that she had lost confidence in the local district attorney’s handling of the case. NBC News also obtained hundreds of pages from Cornell’s Title IX proceedings.

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