NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation

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The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has assigned Attorney General Letitia James to serve as special prosecutor in the investigation into an alleged rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, according to a statement released by the governor’s office. James said, “The lawyer wide will, if warranted, prosecute immoderate offences recovered by her probe and contiguous grounds to a expansive jury, the politician said.” On X, James stated, “James, the state's main ineligible officer, said connected X that she stood acceptable "to pb a process guided by the facts and the law"." She added, '"The Governor has entrusted my bureau with this investigation, and we bash not instrumentality that work lightly," James added.' Hochul and James are scheduled to provide an update on the probe Friday morning. The woman at the centre of the case, identified anonymously as Jane