New York police will now investigate Cornell sex complaints, governor says
The change was announced amid backlash over the school's handling of gang rape allegations involving a fraternity on campus.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that state police will now investigate all future sexual offence complaints at Cornell University after the fallout from a gang rape accusation at the institution.
It follows the handling of a 2024 alleged campus rape incident, where a student, known anonymously as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against Cornell after she was allegedly drugged and gang raped at a fraternity.
The university, after initially defending its disciplinary measures, acknowledged it fell short in its handling of her case.
Backlash against the Ivy League university has been intense since Jane Doe filed her lawsuit in mid-September.