New York's governor removes district attorney from Cornell rape allegations case, appoints special prosecutor

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman's allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, with the governor saying she had lost faith in th…
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