Live Updates: Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate a rape allegation involving a former Cornell University student.
“In what world would the police” not elevate allegations of a rape to the district attorney, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked.
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