New York Gov. Kathy Hochul removes the district attorney handling a Cornell University rape case and appoints a special prosecutor to take over the matter. The governor says she has “lost faith” in the district attorney’s approach after the case was closed in 2024.
The Oregonian reports Hochul’s decision follows the prior closure and cites the governor’s stated loss of confidence in the original prosecutor. The Times of India similarly describes the governor’s action as removal of the DA from the case and the appointment of a special prosecutor, framing the change as driven by the governor’s lack of faith in the district attorney.
Across the accounts provided, the central agreed details are that the governor intervenes in the prosecution, removes the DA from the case, and assigns a special prosecutor, while the specific reasons and procedural implications are presented in broad terms without additional case details.
