Hochul calls for third-party investigation into Cornell over gang rape allegations

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) called for a third-party investigation into Cornell University over allegations that a female student was drugged and gang raped by seven fraternity members in 2024.

The New York district attorney for Tompkins County, where the Ithaca-based Ivy League school is located, reopened the criminal case concerning the allegations this week. The initial investigation had been closed, but new evidence filed by the alleged victim in a civil lawsuit this month has come to light.