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Letitia James Has Already Suggested the Cornell 7 Are Guilty

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor who has already implied that she sides with Jane Doe.

Robby Soave | 10.2.2026 2:52 PM

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Kathy Hochul and Letitia James (Lev Radin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has appointed Attorney General Letitia James to oversee a new investigation into Cornell University's handling of a 2024 sexual misconduct allegation. That matter is the subject of a lawsuit by the alleged victim, known as Jane Doe, whose accusation of gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October of that year has garnered significant media coverage this week.

Numerous commentators have weighed in. So has James:

"What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable," James wrote on X on September 28. "I'm holding her in my heart and in my prayers. To her, and to all survivors: you're not alone.........

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