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‘I want the truth’: NY governor appoints prosecutor in Cornell rape case

· By Catherine Nouhan
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, saying newly released information had undermined her confidence in the local prosecutor’s handling of the case.

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