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Cornell 'gang rape' case: Hochul, Letitia James give update after AG appointed special prosecutor – abc7ny.com

Cornell ‘gang rape’ case: Hochul, Letitia James give update after AG appointed special prosecutor  abc7ny.com Gov. Kathy Hochul named AG Letitia James special prosecutor in the Cornell rape case, saying police and the local DA failed the accuser. 34||h=1&&(this.target=t[0]),t.length>=2&&(this.opts=t[1]);var…
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Cornell ‘gang rape’ case: Hochul, Letitia James give update after AG appointed special prosecutor  abc7ny.com

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"Every New Yorker deserves to know that when they report a crime, it will be investigated fully and fairly, that they will be seen and heard, that is the promise of our justice system," James said. Hochul said the system failed Jane Doe. Information from her interview with police was not passed to the district attorney, who then failed to interview her. "I am deeply disturbed by Cornell University's police and how they handled this," Hochul said. She said sending a "partial record" to the district attorney was a failure. "In

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